Info on the Kanji 功

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What is this? "功"

Meaning(s)

achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

Reading(s)

onyomi KOU, KU
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 5
grade 4
jlpt level N1
Example words with 功
WordMeaning
こう
kou
distinguished service / meritorious service
いこう
ikou
great deed
いこう
i kou
works following the deceased
きこう
ki kou
outstanding achievement / signal achievement
きこう
kikou
breathing exercise / breath control / spirit cultivation / chi kung / qigong
いさおこう
isao kou
merits / distinguished services
ぐんこう
gun kou
meritorious war service
こうり
kou ri
service / labor / labour / trouble / meritorious deed
こうか
kou ka
merits and demerits
こうぎょう
kou gyou
exploit / achievement
こうざい
kouzai
both good and bad / merits and demerits
こうもの
kou mono
cleverness / skill / tact / clever person / skillful person
こうしん
kou shin
meritorious retainer
こうせき
kouseki
achievements / merit / meritorious service / meritorious deed
こうほど
kou hodo
amount of work / extent of labor
くどく
kudoku
pious act
こうのう
kou nou
effect / efficacy / virtue / benefit
こうおっと
kou otto
scheme / device / scheming / devising / figuring out / coming up with / solving ingeniously / dedication to spiritual improvement
こうみょう
koumyou
great achievement
こうり
kouri
utility
くぬぎ
kunugi
spiritual power resulting from buddhist discipline
こうろう
kourou
meritorious deed / services
しゅこう
shu kou
distinguished service / distinguished services
しゅんこう
shun kou
completion of construction
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Example Sentences with 功
だ!

何故イギリスだけが王権を弱めることに成したのか。

彼の成は天才よりも努力に帰する。

同日にアポロ11号が月面着陸に成した。



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