- 功
- こう【功】*merit〖C〗[通例 ~s]手柄, 功績.¶ → 年の功¶ → カメの甲より年の功¶ → 功を奏する¶その試みは~を奏したThe attempt was successful.¶彼女の説得が~を奏して彼は我々の側についたHer persuasion won him over to our side.* * *こう【功】1 〔手柄〕 a great [fine] achievement; splendid deeds; credit; honor; 〔功績〕 (distinguished) service(s); a meritorious deed; merit(s).
●特に功ある人 a person of great achievement(s) [exceptional merit(s)]
・功成り名遂げた人々 people who have achievements and a reputation to their credit; people who have achieved great things and made a name for themselves; people of fame and achievement.
●…の功が認められる one's achievements are recognized; be recognized for 《one's contributions to science》
・彼は技術者として多大の功があった. He had a distinguished record [many achievements to his credit] as an engineer.
●…の功により in recognition [consideration] of one's services 《to science》; for one's services 《in the field of public health》
・功に報いる reward sb for his services 《to [in]…》; recognize sb's services 《to [in]…》.
●功を立てる achieve great things; distinguish oneself; 《文》 perform a meritorious deed; 〔戦いなどで〕 serve with distinction 《at Sekigahara》; 《文》 render meritorious [distinguished] service(s)
・同僚と功を争う try to outshine [achieve more than] one's colleagues; vie with one's fellows (to achieve distinction)
・功を急ぐ[あせる] try too hard to achieve results quickly; be in a hurry to distinguish oneself
・功をあせった結果その計画は失敗した. Our rush to achieve great things resulted in the failure of the project. | We botched the job because we were in too much of a hurry to get results.
・功をたたえる praise an achievement; honor a success
・会社再建の功を田中氏に帰する. The reorganization of the company is the achievement [due to the efforts] of Mr. Tanaka. | It is thanks to Mr. Tanaka that the regeneration of the company has been achieved.
●彼の功はその罪を償って余りあるものだ. His achievements more than make up for his errors [crimes].
・維新の大業はこれらの若者たちの功である. The Meiji Restoration was the achievement of these young men. | It is to these young men that the credit for bringing about the Meiji Restoration must go.
・一将功成って万骨枯る. ⇒いっしょう2.
・彼は功成り名遂げて穏やかな晩年を過ごしていた. Famous and respected for his achievements he spent his late years in peaceful contentment.
2 〔経験の蓄積〕 (accumulation of) experience; (その効果) (an) effect; 〔よい結果〕 a satisfactory result [outcome]; (a) success; (an) achievement.●年の功だよ. That's experience. [⇒かめのこう 1]
●労多くして功少なし work hard and learn little; obtain little from long labors.
●(舞台で)功を積む accumulate experience (on stage)
・その作戦が功を奏した. These tactics succeeded [worked].
・九仞(きゅうじん)の功を一簣(き)に欠く ⇒きゅうじんのこう.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.