功
いさお · kou (also spelled ko)
Merit, success, meritorious deed
- achievement, accumulated experience
Other ways to say “merit” in Japanese →
flat · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
手術は成功したかと思いきや、容態が急変した。
しゅじゅつはせいこうしたかとおもいきや、ようだいがきゅうへんした。
Just when I thought the surgery had succeeded, his condition suddenly changed.
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火を起こすのに苦労したが、なんとか成功した。
ひをおこすのにくろうしたが、なんとかせいこうした。
I struggled to start a fire, but I managed to succeed.
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この運動会の成功は、皆さんの協力にかかっている。
このうんどうかいのせいこうは、みなさんのきょうりょくにかかっている。
The success of this sports day depends on everyone's cooperation.
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What does 功 mean?
Merit, success, meritorious deed. It can also mean: achievement, accumulated experience.
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いさお (kou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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