功 – achievement, merits, success

5 strokesTaught in grade 4#857 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 功 means achievement, merits, success, honor, credit. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ、ク (kou, ku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いさお (isao). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 力 (no. 19).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
On’yomi	ク	ku
Kun’yomi	いさお	isao

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 力 (Kangxi radical 19). Components: 工・力.

Words using 功

成功せいこうsuccess功績こうせきachievement

Example sentences

成功。おめでとうございます。

Let me congratulate you on your success.

Tatoeba #143292

人生における成功とはかならずしも富の獲得と同じものではない。

Success in life is not necessarily the same thing as the acquirement of riches.

Tatoeba #144028

イタリアンルネッサンスを開花させるきっかけを作ったのはジョットの功績だ。

Giotto is credited with sowing the seeds of the Italian Renaissance.

Tatoeba #229071

Kanji with the same radical

力動務加勝勢助労効努募勤勉勧励勇

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