Quick answer
校 is the kanji for "Exam". A common reading is こう (kou). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Exam
Also : Proof · School · Printing · Correction
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
A wooden structure (木 tree) criss-crossed with beams — a school building has a solid wooden frame with beams holding everything together, a place of structure.
こう (kou) sounds like "coat" — students wear uniforms and coats to school every day.
Example Sentences
学校まで歩いて行きます。
がっこうまであるいていきます。
I walk to school.
高校のとき、毎日バスで一時間かかりました。
こうこうのとき、まいにちばすでいちじかんかかりました。
When I was in high school, the bus ride took an hour every day.
Vocabulary using 校
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