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Kanji Detail for 貢 - "tribute, contribute, offer"

貢

  • Meaning

    貢 means "tribute, contribute, offer."

    1. Tribute - Payment to a ruler or superior.

    2. Contribute - To give for a common purpose.

    3. Offer - To present as an offering.

    4. Recommend - To suggest a person for a position.

  • Words using 貢

    • 貢献 こうけん Listen contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute

  • Tattoo check: 貢

    • Verified meaning: tribute, contribute, offer
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, すすむ, つぐみ, みつぎ)

    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 貢

    Given names 貢(こう)Listen 貢(すすむ)Listen 貢(つぐみ)Listen 貢(みつぎ)Listen 貢(みつぐ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tribute; support; finance

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    offer tribute; tribute, gifts

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Gong

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To present. To present local products. Such as 進貢 (pay tribute), 貢獻 (contribute). | To recommend. To recommend someone is called 貢. Such as 貢士 (presented scholar), 貢生 (tribute student).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

    ku(ク) ク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mitsu.gu(みつ-ぐ) みつ-ぐ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords

    tribute contribute offer dedicate devote recommend contribution donation endowment gift give grant levy patronage payment present remittance subscription subsidy

Sentences including 貢

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