Kanji

貢

tribute, support, finance

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

貝部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ, ク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みつぐ

Nanori (Name Reading)

すすむ, つぐ, みつ, みつぎ, みつぐ

Common Readings

ク, コウ, みつ…ぐ

Example sentences

貢献 こうけん
地域 ボランティア 活動 大きく 貢献した

He contributed greatly to local volunteer activities.

科学 かがく
科学 進歩 貢献 した

He contributed to the progress of science.

年貢 ねんぐ
江戸時代 農民 収穫 した 年貢 として 納めた

Farmers in the Edo period paid harvested rice as land tax.

代官 だいかん
江戸 時代 代官 領地 年貢 納める 役割 担っていた

In the Edo period, the local governor (daikan) was responsible for collecting the annual rice tax (nengu) from their territory.

年貢の納め時 ねんぐのおさめどき
独身 生活 謳歌 して きた そろそろ 年貢の納め時 だろ

He's enjoyed his bachelor life, but it's probably time for him to settle down.

貢ぎ みつぎ
古代 辺境 部族 毎年 皇帝 貢ぎ 捧げていた

In ancient times, frontier tribes offered tribute to the emperor every year.

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