工 — kanji meaning “craft”
工
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
- Meanings
- craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、ク (ku)、グ (gu)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- もく
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #299 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 48
- Chinese reading
- gōng — Chinese character page
Words with 工
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
| 人工 | じんこう jinkou | artificial; man-made; human work |
| 工作 | こうさく kousaku | handicraft |
| 工業 | こうぎょう kougyou | (manufacturing) industry |
| 工夫 | くふう kufuu | devising (a way); contriving; inventing |
| 工学 | こうがく kougaku | engineering |
| 工芸 | こうげい kougei | industrial arts; craft |
| 大工 | だいく daiku | carpenter |
| 工程 | こうてい koutei | process; operation; stage of a process |
| 細工 | さいく saiku | work; workmanship; craftsmanship |
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