10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

tribute, support, finance

Kun'yomi
  • to support (someone) financially ②to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
On'yomi
  • コウ
    tribute

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

コウ 46.0%
みつ 33.9%
20.1%

Character Breakdown

tribute, support, finance
コウ みつ.ぐ ク (9th, N1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

to support (someone) financially ②to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause) ②paying tribute
annual tribute
tribute
paying tribute
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References

Unicode hex code 8CA2
JIS X 0208 1-25-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1458
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5772
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2281
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2838
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1463
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1970
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 81
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 85
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1572
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1166
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1295
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36665
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1257
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1719
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1836
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1777
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1392
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1180
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1723
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 81
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b3.3
Four corner code 1080.6
De Roo Code 3161