功 — kanji meaning “achievement”
功
achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
- Meanings
- achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、ク (ku)
- Kun'yomi
- いさお
- Name readings
- いさ、かつ、くぬ、ぐう、こと、つとむ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #857 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- gōng — Chinese character page
Words with 功
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成功 | せいこう seikou | success; achievement |
| 功績 | こうせき kouseki | achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service |
| 功労 | こうろう kourou | meritorious deed; services |
| 年功序列 | ねんこうじょれつ nenkoujoretsu | seniority by length of service |
| 功名 | こうみょう koumyou | great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame |
| 年功 | ねんこう nenkou | long service |
| 功罪 | こうざい kouzai | merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses |
| 奏功 | そうこう soukou | success; achievement; fruition |
| 論功行賞 | ろんこうこうしょう ronkoukoushou | conferral of honors (honours), according to merits |
| 気功 | きこう kikou | breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation |
| 功徳 | くどく kudoku | merit; virtuous deed; act of merit |
| 戦功 | せんこう senkou | distinguished war service; merit of war |
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