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Kanji Detail for 功 - "achievement, merit, success"
功
- Meaning
功 means "achievement, merit, success."
Achievement - An accomplishment; a feat.
Merit - A praiseworthy quality.
Success - A favorable outcome.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
achievement; merits; success; honor; credit
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
achievement, merit, good result
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
achievement, good work; merit; service
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Work; task. Such as 農功 means farming work. | When work is effective, it's called 功. Such as 功效 (effectiveness). | Stabilizing the nation through labor is called 功. Such as 功勳 (meritorious service), 功業 (achievements). | Fine and well-made objects are called 功. 功苦 means coarse or fine (quality). | A mourning dress name. 大功 is nine months; 小功 is five months. Both abbreviated as 功. Distinguished by the coarseness or fineness of mourning clothes, hence called 功.
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Sentences including 功
He is sure to succeed.
Nobody is able to succeed without endurance.
I owe my success to you.
There is little hope of his success.
I am very happy about my son's success in his recital.
With all his efforts , he couldn't succeed.
He made good as an entertainer.
Your efforts resulted in the success.
I congratulate you on your success.
He was overjoyed to find out that his son had succeeded.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
艱苦を繰り返せば、繰り返すというだけの功徳で、その艱苦が気にかからなくなる時機に邂逅えるものと信じ切っていたらしいのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
結果から見れば、彼はただ自己の成功を打ち砕く意味において、偉大なのに過ぎないのですけれども、それでも決して平凡ではありませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は最初からそうした目的で事をやり出したのですから、自分の成功に伴う喜悦を感ぜずにはいられなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私も今その約束通りＫを雑司ヶ谷へ葬ったところで、どのくらいの功徳になるものかとは思いました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
艱苦を繰り返せば、繰り返すというだけの功徳で、その艱苦が気にかからなくなる時機に邂逅えるものと信じ切っていたらしいのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
結果から見れば、彼はただ自己の成功を打ち砕く意味において、偉大なのに過ぎないのですけれども、それでも決して平凡ではありませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は最初からそうした目的で事をやり出したのですから、自分の成功に伴う喜悦を感ぜずにはいられなかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私も今その約束通りＫを雑司ヶ谷へ葬ったところで、どのくらいの功徳になるものかとは思いました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha