Word Meaning 貢献

こうけん kouken

貢献 is read as こうけん (kouken) and means contribution (furthering a goal or cause).

Meaning

English

  1. contribution (furthering a goal or cause)
  2. services (to a cause)
  3. paying tribute
  4. tribute

Reading

Kana

こうけん

Romaji

kouken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 11744 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貢献利益

こうけんりえき

contribution margin

貢献者

こうけんしゃ

contributor

社会貢献

しゃかいこうけん

contribution to society

貢進

こうしん

paying a tribute

貢物

みつぎもの

tribute

文献

ぶんけん

literature

派生文献

はせいぶんけん

derivative document

一次文献

いちじぶんけん

primary document

二次文献

にじぶんけん

secondary document

参考文献

さんこうぶんけん

works cited

一献

いっこん

one cup (of sake)

三献

さんごん

three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

Example Sentences

10

このけんきゅうはしゃかいにおおきくこうけんした。

This research contributed greatly to society.

かのじょはきょういくのはってんにこうけんしている。

She is contributing to the development of education.

ちいきへのこうけんをたいせつにしたい。

I want to value contributing to the local community.

I contributed.

I want to contribute more.

The summit conference made a contribution to the peace of the world.

Everyone is free to contribute.

The robots are sure to contribute to the world.

Nobody contributed to the understanding of dreams as much as Freud.

They will contribute greatly to the growth of the town.