貢 – tribute, support, finance

10 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#956 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 貢 means tribute, support, finance. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ、ク (kou, ku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is みつ.ぐ (mitsugu). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 貝 (no. 154).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
On’yomi	ク	ku
Kun’yomi	みつ.ぐ	mitsugu

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: 貝 (Kangxi radical 154). Components: 貝・目・ハ・工.

Words using 貢

貢献こうけんcontribution (furthering a goal or cause)

Example sentences

彼は国への貢献を認められてナイト爵位を与えられた。

He was awarded a knighthood in acknowledgement of his services to the nation.

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Kanji with the same radical

資費質賞負財買責販貿貨賛購賃貴貸

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