13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

mineral, ore

Kun'yomi
  • ore
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

mineral, ore
コウ あらがね (5th, N2)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
wide, broad, spacious
ひろ.い コウ (2nd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 9271
JIS X 0208 1-25-59
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4843
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6252
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1709
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2145
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1124
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1525
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 741
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 802
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1029
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2153
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 532
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40340P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 674
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1604
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1711
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 610
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 977
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 700
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 774
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 876
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1813
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 749
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a5.15
Four corner code 8013.2
De Roo Code 2871