No. 781 in Japanese
寄付
Donation.
In a sentence
彼は毎月慈善団体に寄付をしています。
He makes donations to charity organizations every month.
In this sentence, 寄付 (kifu) is used as a noun to refer to the act of donating to charities.
私たちは被災地に寄付を呼びかけました。
We called for donations to the disaster-stricken areas.
Here, 寄付 (kifu) signifies the objects or contributions being requested for assistance.
地域の図書館建設に寄付しました。
I donated to the construction of the local library.
In this context, 寄付 (kifu) as a noun describes the action of contributing financially or materially to a cause.
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