noun
Historical term for goods or payments offered to a monarch or feudal lord, often as a sign of submission or loyalty.
See also: 貢ぐ
諸国から朝廷へ貢ぎが送られた。
Tribute was sent from various provinces to the imperial court.
noun
Historical term for taxes or levies, especially in pre-modern Japan. Often used in descriptions of feudal systems.
農民は年貢のほかに貢ぎも課せられた。
Peasants were also burdened with taxes in addition to the annual land tax.
Historical kanji variant; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Derived from the verb 貢ぐ (みつぐ, 'to pay tribute'). The noun form 貢ぎ refers to the tribute or tax itself. The kanji 貢 carries the meaning of 'tribute' or 'offering'.