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寄付 (きふ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
contribution ; donation
Refers to giving money, goods, or services to an organization, cause, or individual, often for public benefit. Used both as a noun and with する to mean 'to donate'.
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He collected a large amount of contributions.
Written forms 寄き 付ふ Usage 68%
Standard modern spelling for 'contribution' or 'donation'.
寄き 附ふ Usage 32%
Older variant spelling; still seen in some formal or historical contexts.
Kanji 寄 draw near, stop in, bring near 付 adhere, attach, refer to 附 affixed, attach, refer to Similar words 募ぼ 金きん 募金 refers specifically to fundraising or collecting money, often through campaigns, while 寄付 is the act of donating itself.
献けん 金きん 献金 is a more formal term for monetary contribution, often used in political or religious contexts.
Etymology Compound of 寄 (to bring near, to contribute) and 付 (to attach, to give). The spelling 寄附 uses 附, a variant of 付 with similar meaning.
