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拠出 (きょしゅつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

拠きょ出しゅつ

きょ

しゅ

つ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

donation; contribution

Formal term for contributing money or resources, often to a fund, organization, or public cause. Used in official and business contexts.

会かい社しゃは災さい害がい支し援えんのために多た額がくの資し金きんを拠きょ出しゅつした。
The company contributed a large amount of funds for disaster relief.

拠きょ出しゅつ金きんの使し途とについて報ほう告こくが求もとめられた。

A report was requested on the use of the contributed money.

Written forms

拠きょ出しゅつUsage99%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard kanji spelling; it is ateji, but it is the common written form.
醵きょ出しゅつUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use 拠出.

Kanji

拠foothold, based on, follow
出exit, leave, go out
醵contribution for a feast (potluck)

Similar words

寄き付ふ
寄付 is a general term for donation or charitable giving, while 拠出 is more formal and often used for institutional or obligatory contributions.
出しゅっ資し
出資 means investment or financing, implying an expectation of return, whereas 拠出 is a contribution without direct financial return.

Etymology

The kanji 拠 (base, grounds) and 出 (put out) combine to mean 'putting out based on something,' i.e., contributing. It is ateji, indicating the kanji were chosen for sound rather than strict meaning.