功 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「力」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「力」
- On
- コウ・クこう・く · kō · ku
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- achievement; merit; credit
Stroke order
Origin
A phonetic-semantic character: 力 (effort, meaning) + 工 (sound); it means "achievement, merit."
Readings and examples
| Onコウこうkō | 功名こうみょう功績こうせき成功せいこう |
|---|---|
| Onクくku | 功徳くどく |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 成功せいこう
success
- 功績こうせき
achievement; meritorious deed
- 成功裡せいこうり
- 功勣こうせき
- 功虧一簣こうきいっき
Example
実験は成功した。
The experiment was a success.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)