坑
坑 — Pit
pit, hole
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 坑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坑内 | こうない kounai | within a pit or (mine) shaft |
| 坑道 | こうどう koudou | tunnel; (mining) gallery; level |
| 廃坑 | はいこう haikou | closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine |
| 坑口 | こうこう koukou | pithead; minehead |
Study notes
坑 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2040 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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