孔
孔 — Cavity
cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly
On’yomiコウ (kou)
On’yomiク (ku)
Kun’yomiあな (ana)
Stroke order (4 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 孔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孔子 | こうし koushi | Confucius |
| 瞳孔 | どうこう doukou | pupil (of the eye) |
| 孔雀 | くじゃく kujaku | peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick) |
Study notes
孔 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2052 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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