奉納

ほうのう

dedication

What does 奉納 mean?

奉納 is a Japanese noun meaning dedication in English. It is written as 奉納 in kanji, ほうのう in hiragana, and hounou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

知事は戦死した兵士たちに記念碑を奉納した。

The governor dedicated the memorial to the soldiers who died in the war.