こう
kou
JLPT N510 strokesKanjiLevel 1 - JLPT N5

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

onこう/ kouonきょう/ kyou

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

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.

Reading ·

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.

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