進しん貢こう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

paying tribute; tribute payment

Refers to the act of offering tribute, typically from a subordinate state or entity to a superior one, often in historical East Asian contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to pay tribute'.

• 昔むかし、周しゅう辺へん国こくは中ちゅう国ごくに進しん貢こうしていた。

  In the past, neighboring countries paid tribute to China.

• 進しん貢こう使し節せつが都とに到とう着ちゃくした。

  The tribute mission arrived at the capital.