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あげる

あげる

to give (receiver is not in the speaker's group)

Mnemonic

You hand the parcel outward, away from your own circle, while a jaguar watches from the treeline. あげる is giving that leaves your side.

Worth knowing

Contrast with くれる, which is giving that comes toward you and yours.

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