JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 貢: "tribute, support, finance"
The kanji 貢 means "tribute, support, finance". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ, ク in on'yomi and みつ.ぐ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みつ.ぐ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tribute, support, finance |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 956 of 2,501 |
Common words with 貢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 貢献contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause) · paying tribute; tribute
- 貢ぐ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annual tribute; land tax
- 貢ぎ物tribute
- 年貢の納め時time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind)
- 貢tribute
- 社会貢献contribution to society
- 朝貢bringing tribute
- 年貢米annual rice tax
- 貢ぎtribute (to a monarch, feudal lord, etc.) · taxes; taxation
- 貢納paying a tribute
- 蘭貢Yangon (Myanmar); Rangoon
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