カンパkanpa

1. nounfundraising campaign
2. noun, suru verbdonation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution
3. noun(political) campaignorig. meaning

• Synonym寄付きふNeutralThe most common general word for donating money or goods to public organizations, temples, etc. 「カンパ」 leans toward chipping in for a cause or among friends.
• Synonym献金けんきんNeutralMoney given for a purpose, often in 「政治献金」 (political donations) but used for other ends too; 「カンパ」 is typically small-scale, collective fundraising.
• Synonym寄贈きぞうNeutralPresenting items to an institution or person, e.g. 「図書を寄贈する」; centered on physical goods, whereas 「カンパ」 is about money.
• Synonym義援金ぎえんきんNeutralDonation money for disaster relief or charity, e.g. 「被災地への義援金」; 「カンパ」 is not limited to disasters and also covers movements.
• Synonym寄金ききんWrittenWritten/formal and rare word for money donated somewhere; everyday use favors 「寄付金」, and money chipped in with peers is 「カンパ」.
• Synonym施すほどこすNeutralBroad neutral verb: to give money or goods, but also to take measures or add decoration, e.g. 「処置を施す」; 「カンパ」 is fundraising, also a mass movement.
• Synonym拠出きょしゅつNeutralContributing money for a purpose, e.g. 「基金に拠出する」; rather formal, common with funds and pensions. 「カンパ」 is more personal chipping-in.
• Synonym義捐ぎえんWrittenWritten/formal word for giving assets to charity or public causes, now usually written 「義援」; 「カンパ」 is not limited to charity and also covers movements.
• Synonym寄付金きふきんNeutralMoney donated to a group or organization for a purpose, as in 「寄付金控除」 (donation deduction); rather formal. 「カンパ」 is money chipped in among peers.
• Related浄財じょうざいWrittenRespectful term for money donated to temples or charity, e.g. 「浄財を募る」; 「カンパ」 is more casual and colloquial.
• Related恵むめぐむNeutralNeutral verb for giving money or goods out of pity, with a top-down, alms-giving nuance; 「カンパ」 is peers chipping in on equal footing.
• Related寄進きしんNeutralDonating money or goods specifically to temples and shrines, with a religious flavor; not used for chipping in with friends or fundraising for a movement.
• Related拠金きょきんWrittenWritten/formal word for people pooling money for social causes, e.g. 「拠金を募る」; close in meaning to 「カンパ」 but more formal.
• Related出捐しゅつえんWrittenDonating money or goods; also a legal term for giving up one's own assets to benefit others. Rare—「寄付」 is the usual word.
• Related喜捨きしゃWrittenWritten/formal and rare: voluntarily donating to temples and shrines, or alms to the poor. For everyday donations say 「寄付」.
• Related献納けんのうWrittenWritten/formal offering of money or goods to a shrine or the state, e.g. 「神社に献納する」, with a reverent tone 「カンパ」 lacks.
• Related奉加ほうがWrittenOld-fashioned: joining donors to fund the construction of temples or halls, seen mainly in 「奉加帳」; not used for modern fundraising.
• Related義金ぎきんWrittenWritten/formal and rare word for money given to charity or public causes, close to 「義援金」; everyday speech uses 「寄付金」.
• Related献じるけんじるWrittenVerb for respectfully offering something, e.g. 「花を献じる」; written/formal, not limited to money, and no sense of pooling funds.
• Related献ずるけんずるWrittenAn older form of 「献じる」 with the same meaning, more archaic and little used today; likewise no sense of pooling money.

Use 「カンパ」 for chipping in with friends or fundraising for a movement—colloquial. For ordinary donations say 「寄付」; for disaster-relief money 「義援金」; for contributing to a fund etc. 「拠出」. Narrower choices: 「寄進」 for temples and shrines, 「寄贈」 for goods, 「献金」 for purpose-driven money such as political donations. The neutral verbs 「恵む」 (giving out of pity) and 「施す」 (giving, also applying measures) differ in kind; many of the remaining words are written or rare.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 大衆たいしゅう闘争とうそう。
2. 募金ぼきん活動かつどう。募金ぼきん。