5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

Kun'yomi
  • distinguished service
On'yomi
  • merit ②achievement
Nanori
  • いさ
  • かつ
  • くぬ
  • ぐう
  • こと
  • つとむ
  • とし
  • のり
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

コウ 94.4%
いさお 5.6%
0.0%

Character Breakdown

achievement, merits, success
コウ いさお ク (4th, N1)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

success ②succeeding (in life)
military exploits
person who has rendered distinguished service
breathing exercise
distinguished or meritorious service
merit ②divine reward (for virtuous deeds) ③merit
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References

Unicode hex code 529F
JIS X 0208 1-24-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1454
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 522
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 189
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 218
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 138
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 165
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 863
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 927
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 765
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 135
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 467
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2295
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 477
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 818
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 837
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 605
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1099
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 502
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 448
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 378
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 209
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 871
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g3.2
Four corner code 1412.7
De Roo Code 3145