功

Meaning

1. n
   merit; success; meritorious deed
2. n
   achievement; accumulated experience

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.