Japanese symbol for “granting”
交付
こうふ
Romaji: koufu
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
In Japanese, granting is 交付, read こうふ (koufu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “granting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 授与 | じゅよ juyo | awarding; conferment; granting |
| 領掌 | りょうしょう ryoushou | acknowledging; approving; granting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 交通 | こうつう koutsuu | traffic; transportation |
| 交渉 | こうしょう koushou | negotiations; bargaining; discussions |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 外交 | がいこう gaikou | diplomacy |
| 交代 | こうたい koutai | change; alternation; rotation |
| 付近 | ふきん fukin | neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.