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

entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure

Kun'yomi
  • to rise
  • to vitalize (e.g. an industry) ②to establish (e.g. a company)
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • キョ
    interest ②implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Nanori
  • おき
  • おこっ
  • とも

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

キョウ 75.7%
コウ 23.6%
おこおこ 0.6%
おき 0.2%

Character Breakdown

entertain, revive, retrieve
キョウ コウ おこ.る (5th, N1)
clasping hands
left hand
snout, hand
same, agree, equal
ドウ おな.じ (2nd, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

interest (in something)
interest ②implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.)
interest (in something)
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References

Unicode hex code 8208
JIS X 0208 1-22-29
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 615
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4913
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2909
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3622
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1852
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2525
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1426
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1533
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 695
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2586
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 338
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30226
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 652
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 368
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 369
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 589
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1687
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 702
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 814
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 490
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 631
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 158
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1438
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o14.2
Four corner code 7780.1
De Roo Code 2661