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Kanji Detail for 功 - "achievement, merit, success"

功

  • Meaning

    功 means "achievement, merit, success."

    1. Achievement - An accomplishment; a feat.

    2. Merit - A praiseworthy quality.

    3. Success - A favorable outcome.

  • Words using 功

    • 成功 せいこう Listen success; achievement; succeeding (in life)
    • 功績 こうせき Listen achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service
    • 功労 こうろう Listen meritorious deed; services
    • 年功序列 ねんこうじょれつ Listen seniority by length of service
    • 奏功 そうこう Listen success; achievement; fruition
    • 大成功 だいせいこう Listen great success; huge success

  • Four-character idioms with 功

    • 年功序列 ねんこうじょれつ Listen seniority by length of service
    • 論功行賞 ろんこうこうしょう Listen conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
    • 年功加俸 ねんこうかほう Listen long service allowance; longevity pay

  • Tattoo check: 功

    • Verified meaning: achievement, merit, success
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いさ, いさお, いさむ, いさを)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 功

    Given names 功(いさ)Listen 功(いさお)Listen 功(いさむ)Listen 功(いさを)Listen 功(いそし)Listen 功(こう)Listen 功(つとむ)Listen

    Surnames 功(こうじ)Listen 功(こうしょう)Listen 功(こうそう)Listen

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  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

    ku(ク) ク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    isao(いさお) いさお

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    力 (chikara)

  • Related Keywords

    achievement merit success effectiveness work accomplishment feat triumph excellence performance productivity progress outcome

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.

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