# 功 — merit; achievement

功 means “merit; achievement”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: merit; achievement
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Work

## How to remember 功

Sounds like 工: both read コウ.

Parts: 工 tool; work · 力 power

## More in the “Work” set

[佐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assist/) · [督](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/supervise/) · [就](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-up-a-post/) · [僚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colleague/) · [功](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/merit/) · [稼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/earn/) · [嘱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commission/) · [罷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dismiss/)

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