献花

けんか

flower offering

仏花

ぶっか ぶつか ぶつばな

flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)

献花台

けんかだい

stand, table or altar on which one places donated flowers

仏桑花

ぶっそうげ ブッソウゲ

Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

献酌

けんしゃく

offering a drink

献進

けんしん

offering a gift (to a superior)

献杯

けんぱい

offering a drink

献木

けんぼく

donating lumber to a shrine

一献

いっこん

one cup (of sake)

献詠

けんえい

poem offering

献本

けんぽん

complimentary copy of a book

献酬

けんしゅう

exchange of sake cups

献残

けんざん

left-overs from gifts received by samurai or feudal lords (Edo period)

献名

けんめい

patronym; scientific name in honor of a person or persons

奉献

ほうけん

dedication, presentation, consecration, offer (to a shrine)

献辞

けんじ

dedication

九献

three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

献体

けんたい

body donation

献饌

けんせん

food offering to the gods