[校] Handwritten Kanji for school and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “校” (kou); Kanji for “school”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “校” (kou)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “校”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
校	コウ	kou	10	木	school

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 “校”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
校門	こうもん	koumon	school gate
学校給食	がっこうきゅうしょく	gakkoukyuushoku	school lunch
登校拒否	とうこうきょひ	toukoukyohi	school refusal

 

学校（がっこう）= school