10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

home town, village, native place, district

Kun'yomi
  • village ②countryside ③home (of one's parents, etc.) ④one's origins
On'yomi
  • キョ
    hometown ②rural township (of China)
  • countryside ②50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighborhoods)
Nanori
  • くに

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョウ 63.4%
さと 25.9%
ゴウ 10.7%

Character Breakdown

home town, village, native place
キョウ さと ゴウ (6th, N1)
country, rural, village
son, counter for sons
ロウ ろ リョウ (7th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Contained In

Common Words

one's hometown
village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
beautiful riverside location
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References

Unicode hex code 90F7
JIS X 0208 1-22-31
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4766
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6145
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 549
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 664
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 403
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 501
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1004
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2112
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1165
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 39498P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 841
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 855
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 874
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1830
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 852
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 920
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1024
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 760
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1866
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d8.14
Four corner code 2772.7
De Roo Code 2744