貢
貢: tribute
tribute; contribute
10 strokesSecondary · Stage 1 (about 4級)in 6 words here
Readings
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コウ・ク
Kunみつぐ
こう in 貢献(こうけん) "contribution". ぐ in 年貢(ねんぐ) "land tax". 貢ぐ(みつぐ) "pay tribute".
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Key words
貢献こうけんcontribution
年貢ねんぐannual land tax (in rice)
貢ぐみつぐto lavish money on
Example sentences
彼の研究は、医学の発展に大きく貢献した。
His research contributed greatly to the advance of medicine.
昔の農民は、米で年貢をおさめていた。
Farmers in the old days paid their land tax in rice.
あの人は好きなアイドルに、給料のほとんどを貢いでいる。
That person spends most of their salary on their favorite idol.