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貢献 (こうけん, kouken) Japanese meaning: contribution | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 貢献する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 貢こう 献けん する 貢こう 献けん しない Polite 貢こう 献けん します 貢こう 献けん しません Past polite 貢こう 献けん しました 貢こう 献けん しませんでした Past 貢こう 献けん した 貢こう 献けん しなかった Te-form 貢こう 献けん して 貢こう 献けん しないで Desire 貢こう 献けん したい 貢こう 献けん したくない Potential 貢こう 献けん できる 貢こう 献けん できない Passive 貢こう 献けん される 貢こう 献けん されない Causative 貢こう 献けん させる 貢こう 献けん させない Causative passive 貢こう 献けん させられる 貢こう 献けん させられない Volitional 貢こう 献けん しよう Polite volitional 貢こう 献けん しましょう Imperative 貢こう 献けん しろ 貢こう 献けん するな Conditional 貢こう 献けん すれば 貢こう 献けん しなければ Tara conditional 貢こう 献けん したら 貢こう 献けん しなかったら
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おお
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She is making a major contribution to the local community.
This research contributed to the development of medicine.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 貢こう 献けん する to contribute to something
He made a big contribution to the team's victory.
〈 事こと 〉 の 発はっ 展てん に 貢こう 献けん する to contribute to the development of something
This research contributed to the development of medicine.
貢こう 献けん 度ど が 高たか い to have a high degree of contribution
Her level of contribution to this project is the highest.
Kanji 貢 tribute, support, finance 献 offering, counter for drinks, present Related words· 7 寄与 is a more formal, analytical word for contributing to a result or development, while 貢献 is broader and used for contributing to society, goals, or causes in general.
尽力 emphasizes the effort or exertion put into helping a cause, whereas 貢献 focuses on the resulting positive contribution itself.
貢献 stresses making a useful contribution toward a larger goal or society with visible results, while 献身 stresses wholehearted, self-sacrificing devotion to a person or cause.
貢献する is the common, general word for 'to contribute', while 資する is more formal and often implies contributing as a resource or factor toward an outcome.
Show 3 more 貢献 focuses on the act of contributing or helping toward a goal, whereas 功労 emphasizes the recognized merit or credit earned from that contribution.
貢献 is a broader, neutral word for 'contribution' to any cause, whereas 功績 specifically implies a distinguished, honor-worthy achievement.
貢献 emphasizes a meaningful contribution to a cause and can sound like praise, whereas 一助 is deliberately modest, downplaying the size of one's help.
Don't confuse with 貢ぐ means to give money or gifts to a specific person, often out of devotion or excess, while 貢献 refers to contributing to a broader cause or goal.
朝貢 is a historical term for paying tribute to a ruler or court, a narrower and more specific sense than the general 'contribution' meaning of 貢献.
後見 (guardianship/theatrical assistant) and 貢献 (contribution) are pronounced identically but written with completely different kanji and meanings.
Word family degree of contribution; contribution level
contributor · tributary person
international contribution; contributing to the wider world
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 貢, associated with tribute or contribution, and 献, associated with offering or presenting. The kanji meanings align closely with both the modern 'contribution' sense and the older tribute sense.
contribution to society; social contribution
contribution margin; marginal income
