Meaning

Primary

To Send Something

Alternative

To Escort Someone

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means send, and the the vocab verb version is to send something. If the object of this verb is a person, it means "to send" in the sense of to escort someone, maybe to the station, or to the door.

Reading

おくる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You need to send an entire oak (おく) tree in the mail, but it's too big. Imagine yourself dragging one to the post office. They tell you that you can't send that here... Go to the oak sending facilities.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • いっしょに送る

    to send together

    母に送る

    to send to one's mother

    北海道に送る

    to send to Hokkaido

Context Sentences

毎年、年末には友人に手作りのポストカードを送る。

At the end of every year, I send a handmade postcard to my friends.

さっきのビデオ、LINEで送るね。

I'll send you the video from earlier via LINE.

今日は、ここまでにしよう。家まで送るよ。

Let’s call it a day. I’ll walk you home.

Kanji Composition