貢
finance, support, tribute

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

クコウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

みつ.ぐ

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:10
JLPT:1
Frequency:956

Vocabulary

コウ

WordReadingMeaning
貢献コウケンcontribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
朝貢チョウコウbringing tribute
入貢ニュウコウpaying tribute
来貢ライコウcoming to pay tribute
貢賦コウフtribute and taxation

Other

WordReadingMeaning
西貢サイゴンSaigon; Ho Chi Minh City
貢ぎみつぎtribute
貢ぐみつぐto support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to give (in support); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
年貢ねんぐannual tribute; land tax
年貢米ねんぐまいannual rice tax

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

責
blame, censure, condemn
Grade 5JLPT 3
項
clause, item, nape of neck, paragraph, term (expression)
Grade 8JLPT 1
黄
yellow
Grade 2JLPT 2
頂
peak, place on the head, receive, summit, top, top of head
Grade 6JLPT 3
貫
8 1/3lbs, brace, penetrate, pierce
Grade 8JLPT 1
現
actual, existing, present
Grade 5JLPT 3
貞
chastity, constancy, righteousness, upright
Grade 8JLPT 1
債
bond, debt, loan
Grade 8JLPT 1
賃
charge, fare, fee, hire, rent, wages
Grade 6JLPT 1
貴
esteem, honor, precious, prize, value
Grade 6JLPT 1