14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

counter for articles

On'yomi
  • counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted)
  • counter for articles ②counter for military units ③individual

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

counter for articles
カ コ (7th, N1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
harden, set, clot
かた.める コ (4th, N2)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

place ②counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
tied-up places (spots)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted)
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References

Unicode hex code 7B87
JIS X 0208 1-18-53
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3414
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4315
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2700
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3348
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1735
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2356
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2029
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2185
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1943
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2216
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1860
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26116
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1054
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1473
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1570
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1605
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1721
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1682
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1483
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2048
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6f8.15
Four corner code 8860.3
De Roo Code 2377