寄与(きよ)

きよ
noun / suru verb
contribution, service
1. contribution, service
Contributing to or playing a role in achieving something positive. A formal word for making a meaningful contribution to a cause, field, or outcome.
社会(しゃかい)に寄与(きよ)する。
To contribute to society.
この研究(けんきゅう)は医学(いがく)の発展(はってん)に大(おお)きく寄与(きよ)した。
This research greatly contributed to the advancement of medicine.
地域(ちいき)経済(けいざい)への寄与(きよ)が高(たか)く評価(ひょうか)され、表彰(ひょうしょう)を受(う)けた。
His contribution to the local economy was highly evaluated, and he received an award.

寄与(きよ) combines 寄(き) (to approach, to contribute) and 与(よ) (to give). It is a formal word used in written and official contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 社会(しゃかい)に寄与(きよ)する (to contribute to society)
  • 発展(はってん)に寄与(きよ)する (to contribute to development)
  • 寄与(きよ)度(ど) (degree of contribution)
  • 寄与(きよ)が大(おお)きい (significant contribution)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 寄与(きよ) vs. 貢献(こうけん): Both mean "contribution," but 寄与(きよ) is more formal and literary. 貢献(こうけん) is the more common, everyday word. 寄与(きよ) often appears in academic, legal, and official writing.
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