お供(そな)え物(もの)

おそなえもの
noun
offering; votive offering
politereligionculture
1. offering; votive offering
Items offered to deities, spirits of the deceased, or at Buddhist altars. Typically includes food, drink, flowers, and other items placed at shrines, temples, graves, or household altars.
仏壇(ぶつだん)にお供(そな)え物(もの)を置(お)いた。
I placed an offering on the Buddhist altar.
お供(そな)え物(もの)に果物(くだもの)とお菓子(かし)を用意(ようい)した。
I prepared fruit and sweets as offerings.
お正月(しょうがつ)には神棚(かみだな)にお供(そな)え物(もの)をして、新(あたら)しい年(とし)の無事(ぶじ)を祈(いの)る。
At New Year's, we place offerings on the household shrine and pray for a safe year ahead.

Cultural note

お供(そな)え物(もの) is central to Japanese religious practice. Common offerings include 米(こめ) (rice), 酒(さけ) (sake), 果物(くだもの) (fruit), お菓子(かし) (sweets), and 花(はな) (flowers). After the offering period, food items are often consumed by the family, a practice called お下(さ)がり.

Common collocations

Forms

The plain form 供(そな)え物(もの) (without お) also exists but is less common in everyday speech.

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