こう
kou
JLPT N43 strokesKanjiLevel 25 - JLPT N4

Quick answer

工 is the kanji for "Craft". A common reading is こう (kou). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Craft

Also : Construction

Readings

onこう/ kouon/ kuon/ gu

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 工 represents 'CRAFT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of craft.

Reading ·

On-reading: こう — sounds like 'ko' in 'coat'.

Example Sentences

工場で働いています。

こうじょうではたらいています。

I work at a factory.

道路工事で渋滞しています。

どうろこうじでじゅうたいしています。

There's a traffic jam due to road construction.

Vocabulary using 工

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