Meaning
To carry, present, or suggest something — often with the hand.
- 提案 — proposal, suggestion
- 提供 — offer, sponsorship, donation
- 提出 — submission
- 前提 — premise, condition
- 提示 — presentation, showing
The left side radical 扌 (てへん) indicates hand or action, showing that this kanji is about a physical or metaphorical act. The right side is phonetic and contributes the sound テイ. Originally, it had the idea of raising or offering something with the hand — which naturally led to meanings like presenting, submitting, or suggesting.
提案を 受け入れました。
The proposal was accepted.
書類を 提出してください。
Please submit the documents.
On-yomi readings テイ and ジョウ are mostly used in compound words. The kun-yomi さげる means “to hang down” or “carry in hand,” but it’s less common in modern expressions.