功
こう
Meanings
- Noun merit; success; meritorious deed
- achievement; accumulated experience
Kanji
- 功 merit. Read as コウ.
Example sentences
- 解決策が功を奏したのは試行錯誤の結果だった。
Finding a solution that worked was a process of trial and error. - レーガン大統領の税政策はまだ功を奏していない。
President Reagan's tax program has not worked.
Common phrases
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