顧
顧 — Look back
look back, review, examine oneself, turn around
On’yomiコ (ko)
Kun’yomiかえりみる (kaerimiru)
Stroke order (21 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 顧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顧問 | こもん komon | adviser; advisor; consultant |
| 顧客 | こきゃく kokyaku | customer; client; patron |
| 回顧 | かいこ kaiko | recollecting; reminiscing; looking back |
| 顧みる | かえりみる kaerimiru | to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about |
| 顧客満足 | こきゃくまんぞく kokyakumanzoku | customer satisfaction |
| 回顧録 | かいころく kaikoroku | memoirs; reminiscences |
Study notes
顧 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 21 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1058 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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