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寄付 (きふ, kifu) Japanese meaning: contribution | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 寄付する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 寄き 付ふ する 寄き 付ふ しない Polite 寄き 付ふ します 寄き 付ふ しません Past polite 寄き 付ふ しました 寄き 付ふ しませんでした Past 寄き 付ふ した 寄き 付ふ しなかった Te-form 寄き 付ふ して 寄き 付ふ しないで Desire 寄き 付ふ したい 寄き 付ふ したくない Potential 寄き 付ふ できる 寄き 付ふ できない Passive 寄き 付ふ される 寄き 付ふ されない Causative 寄き 付ふ させる 寄き 付ふ させない Causative passive 寄き 付ふ させられる 寄き 付ふ させられない Volitional 寄き 付ふ しよう Polite volitional 寄き 付ふ しましょう Imperative 寄き 付ふ しろ 寄き 付ふ するな Conditional 寄き 付ふ すれば 寄き 付ふ しなければ Tara conditional 寄き 付ふ したら 寄き 付ふ しなかったら
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I make a donation to the Red Cross.
He collected a large amount of contributions.
Usage patterns 〈 相あい 手て 〉 に 寄き 付ふ する to donate to (a cause, organization, or person)
He made a donation to a children's welfare facility.
〈 数かず 〉 を 寄き 付ふ する to donate a certain amount
The company decided to donate part of its sales.
寄き 付ふ を 募つの る to solicit donations
They are soliciting donations for the disaster area.
寄き 付ふ を 呼よ びかける to call for donations
They were calling for donations on TV.
匿とく 名めい で 寄き 付ふ する to donate anonymously
He donated a large sum of money anonymously.
Kanji 寄 draw near, stop in, bring near 付 adhere, attach, refer to 附 affixed, attach, refer to Related words· 14 募金 refers to the act of collecting or campaigning for donations, while 寄付 is the act of actually giving money or goods.
献金 is a formal word for a monetary contribution, especially in political or religious contexts, while 寄付 is the general word for any donation of money or goods.
寄贈 means formally presenting an item, such as books or artwork, as a gift to an institution, while 寄付 covers both money and goods given for a cause.
寄付 is a general word for any donation of money or goods, while 義援金 specifically means money donated for disaster relief or charity.
Show 10 more 寄付 refers to the act of donating (or the donation in general), while 寄付金 specifically denotes the money that is donated.
寄付 is the everyday, general word for a donation of money or goods, while 寄金 specifically refers to monetary contributions and sounds more formal.
寄付 is the general, everyday word for a donation or charitable gift, while 拠出 is a more formal term used for institutional or obligatory contributions such as to a fund.
Don't confuse with 寄与 means to contribute effort, skill, or influence toward a goal, whereas 寄付 means to donate money or goods.
寄付 (きふ) means a voluntary donation, while 給付 (きゅうふ) is an official or institutional payment of a benefit; the similar sound and shared 付 kanji often causes mix-ups.
寄付 means donating money or goods, whereas 寄稿 means contributing a written article, despite the shared 寄 kanji suggesting 'giving'.
Counted with mouth · opening; hole; mouth (of a container) · entrance; exit; gate · speech; talk; gossip · taste; palate · mouth to feed · job opening; vacancy · invitation; summons · kind; sort; type · beginning; start · counter for mouthfuls, shares, stove burners · counter for swords, blades
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.
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.
寄付 refers specifically to giving money or goods as a donation, while 慈善 is the broader concept of charitable spirit and activity that donations are part of.
寄付 is the general word for a donation of any kind, while 勧進 refers specifically to soliciting donations for Buddhist temples.
寄付 is the common modern word for a donation, whereas 合力 carries an older, often religious or duty-bound sense of almsgiving.
寄付 is a donation to a charity, organization, public cause, or institution, while 贈与 is a broader formal transfer given as a gift, often to a specific person.
寄付 is the general, secular word for a donation (to charities, causes, schools, etc.), while 布施 is reserved for religious alms-giving or offerings to a priest.
寄付 is the general word for a donation or contribution of money/goods, whereas カンパ specifically refers to money given as part of an organized collection drive.
寄付する specifically means to donate money or goods, while 寄せる in this sense can also mean submitting opinions or articles, not just monetary donations.
