康 — kanji meaning “ease”
康
ease, peace
- Meanings
- ease, peace
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- かん、こ、みち、やす、やすし
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #760 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 53
- Chinese reading
- kāng — Chinese character page
Words with 康
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 健康 | けんこう kenkou | health |
| 不健康 | ふけんこう fukenkou | poor health; ill health; unhealthy |
| 小康 | しょうこう shoukou | lull; breathing spell; respite |
| 康平 | こうへい kouhei | Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2) |
| 康治 | こうじ kouji | Kōji era (1142.4.28-1144.2.23) |
| 健康保険 | けんこうほけん kenkouhoken | health insurance |
| 健康食品 | けんこうしょくひん kenkoushokuhin | health foods |
| 康正 | こうしょう koushou | Kōshō era (1455.7.25-1457.9.28) |
| 安康 | あんこう ankou | calm and peaceful period of time |
| 康徳 | こうとく koutoku | Kangde era (of Japanese puppet state Manchukuo; 1934-1945) |
| 健康診断 | けんこうしんだん kenkoushindan | health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination |
| 健康的 | けんこうてき kenkouteki | hygienic; healthy; healthful |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.