achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

On'yomi
コウ、ク
Kun'yomi
いさお
Parts
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JLPT N25 strokesGrade 4#857 most commonU+529F

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Words using 功

  • 功績こうせきachievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contributionN5
  • 功名こうみょうgreat achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinctionN5
  • 功労こうろうmeritorious deed; servicesN5
  • 成功せいこうsuccess; achievementN5
  • 大成功だいせいこうgreat success; huge successN5
  • 年功ねんこうlong serviceN5
  • 年功序列ねんこうじょれつseniority by length of serviceN5
  • 奏功そうこうsuccess; achievement; fruitionN5
  • 偉功いこうgreat deedN3
  • 遺功いこうworks following the deceasedN3
  • 気功きこうbreathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigongN3
  • 功業こうぎょうexploit; achievementN3
  • 功罪こうざいmerits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknessesN3
  • 功徳くどくmerit; virtuous deed; act of merit; act of charityN3
  • 年の功としのこうwisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdomN3
  • 不成功ふせいこうfailure; abortive (attempt, action)N3
  • 有功ゆうこうmeritN3
  • 練功れんこうskills acquired through hard training; feats of practiceN3
  • 戦功せんこうdistinguished war service; merit of warN3
  • 功臣こうしんmeritorious retainerN3