Moto 功: Achievement; Merits; SuccessKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ、ク
- Kun'yomi
- いさお
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 98 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ・ク)
- 成功せいこうsuccess; hit
- 功績こうせきachievement; meritorious deed
- 功労こうろうmeritorious deed; services
- 年功序列ねんこうじょれつseniority by length of service
- 奏功そうこうsuccess; achievement
- 不成功ふせいこうfailure; abortive (attempt, action)
- 功名こうみょうgreat achievement; glorious deed
- 功罪こうざいmerits and demerits; good points and bad points
- 大成功だいせいこうhuge success
- 年功ねんこうlong service
- 武功ぶこうmilitary exploits
- 論功行賞ろんこうこうしょうconferral of honors (honours), according to merits
- ご成功ごせいこうyour success
- しゅん功しゅんこうcompletion of construction
- パス成功パスせいこうpass completion (percentage) (US football)
- 一将功なって万骨枯るいっしょうこうなってばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
- 一将功成って万骨枯るいっしょうこうなってばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
- 一将功成りて万骨枯るいっしょうこうなりてばんこつかるthousands die to make one hero; one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
- 九仞の功きゅうじんのこうspectacular success
- 九仞の功を一簣に虧くきゅうじんのこうをいっきにかくto fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle
- 亀の甲より年の功かめのこうよりとしのこうthe older, the wiser
- 偉功いこうgreat deed
- 内助の功ないじょのこうfruits of one's wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
- 創意工夫功労者賞そういくふうこうろうしゃしょうPrize for Creativity
- 創意工夫育成功労学校賞そういくふういくせいこうろうがっこうしょうPrize to Schools for Nurturing Creativity
- 功を争うこうをあらそうto contend for distinction; to claim credit
- 功を奏すこうをそうすto succeed; to bear fruit
- 功を奏するこうをそうするto succeed; to bear fruit
- 功を焦るこうをあせるto act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success
- 功利こうりutility
- 功利主義こうりしゅぎutilitarianism
- 功利主義者こうりしゅぎしゃutilitarian
- 功利的こうりてきutilitarian
- 功力こうりきspiritual power resulting from Buddhist discipline
- 功労者こうろうしゃperson who has rendered distinguished service
- 功労賞こうろうしょうaward for distinguished service
- 功労金こうろうきんmerit bonus
- 功名心こうみょうしんambition; aspiration
- 功夫くふうdevising (a way); contriving
- 功徳くどくmerit; virtuous deed
- 功徳を積むくどくをつむto accumulate merit; to make merit
- 功徳蔵くどくぞうone's accumulated merit; treasure house of merit
- 功業こうぎょうexploit; achievement
- 功田こうでんland given to someone who has rendered a distinguished service (ritsuryo system)
- 功程こうていamount of work; extent of labor (involved in ..., accomplished, etc.)
- 功罪相償うこうざいあいつぐなうthe good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad
- 功者こうしゃcleverness; skill
- 功能こうのうeffect; efficacy
- 功臣こうしんmeritorious retainer
- 功過こうかmerits and demerits
- 労功ろうこうmeritorious deed
- 労多くして功少なしろうおおくしてこうすくなしall pain and no gain; lots of pain and not much gain
- 勲功くんこうmerits; distinguished services
- 即功そっこうimmediate effect; instant effect
- 土功どこうearthwork; earthworks
- 大功たいこうdistinguished or meritorious service
Other readings
- ケガの功名けがのこうみょうfortunate error; lucky break
- 功いたわりsympathy; consideration
- 功りいたわりsympathy; consideration
- 失敗は成功のもとしっぱいはせいこうのもとfailure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
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