Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to offer something to a deity or someone's spirit.
  2. to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
手向ける たむける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く コウ むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)