Today’s Kanji is “工” (kou); Kanji for “manufacture”.
Handwritten Kanji “工” (kou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “工”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 工 | コウ ク |
kou ku |
3 | 工 | manufacture |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “工”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 工作をする | こうさくをする | kousaku wo suru | To craft |
| 工場 | こうじょう | koujou | Factory |
| 大工さん | だいくさん | daiku san | Carpenter |
