工
Craft
Meanings
Craft, Construction, Katakana E Radical (no. 48)
On'yomi
こう、 く、 ぐ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
工 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
工 (Craft) is taught on WaniKani at level 1 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #299 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 1
Words using 工
ケーソン工法ケーソンこうほうcaisson method加工かこうmanufacturing起工きこうsetting to work軽工業けいこうぎょうlight industry工員こういんfactory worker工科こうかengineering course工学こうがくengineering工業こうぎょう(manufacturing) industry工芸こうげいindustrial arts工作こうさくhandicraft工作機械こうさくきかいmachine tool工事こうじconstruction work工事中こうじちゅうunder construction工程こうていprocess工費こうひconstruction cost工夫くふうdevising (a way)
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