tribute, support, finance
On'yomi (音読み)
- コウ
- ク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- みつ.ぐ
About this kanji
The kanji 貢 primarily means "tribute" or "support." It is often used as a noun, but you can also find it in verbs. A common compound is 貢献 (こうけん), meaning "contribution," which refers to helping a cause. Another is 朝貢 (ちょうこう), meaning "bringing tribute," often in a historical context where one nation supports another. You might also encounter the verb 貢ぐ (みつぐ), which means "to financially support." One key point to remember is that while this kanji often relates to giving or aiding, it can have formal or historical connotations depending on the context.
Example sentences
彼女は社会に貢献する。
She contributes to society.
Meanings across languages
- English
- tribute, support, finance
- Tiếng Việt
- cống nạp, hỗ trợ, tài chính
- 日本語
- 貢物, 支援, 資金
- 한국어
- 공물, 지원, 재정
- 中文
- 贡品, 支持, 财政
- id
- tribut
- th
- ส่วนสนับสนุน
- es
- tributo
- fr
- tribut
- de
- Tribut
- pt
- tributo
Common compounds
- 貢献contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause), paying tribute
- 朝貢bringing tribute
- 西貢Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
- 貢ぎtribute (to a monarch, feudal lord, etc.), taxes, taxation
- 貢ぐto support (someone) financially, to finance, to supply (money)
- 入貢paying tribute
- 年貢annual tribute, land tax
- 来貢coming to pay tribute
Words using this kanji
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