12 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 7th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression)
Kun'yomi
- う - な - じ - nape (of the neck) 
On'yomi
- コ - ウ - clause ②argument ③term (of an equation) ④nape (of the neck) 
Character Breakdown
paragraph, nape of neck, clause
コウ うなじ (7th, N1)
References
| Unicode hex code | 9805 | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-25-64 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 1459 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6617 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 567 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 692 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 415 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 521 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 82 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 86 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 995 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1543 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1138 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 43343 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1262 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1439 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1529 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1897 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1604 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1222 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1883 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 82 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 9a3.1 | 
| Four corner code | 1118.6 | 
| De Roo Code | 3161 |