8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

Kun'yomi
  • to be affected ②to be concerned with ③to stick to (opinions)
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 99.3%
かかわる 0.7%

Character Breakdown

arrest, seize, concerned
コウ かか.わる (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 62D8
JIS X 0208 1-25-20
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1881
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2123
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 310
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 367
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 230
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 274
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 654
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 706
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1611
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1448
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11963
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1249
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1800
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1938
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1350
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1179
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1469
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 873
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 661
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c5.28
Four corner code 5702.0
De Roo Code 1349