わ
倭
こう
寇

noun

  1. wokou, wakou, Japanese pirates of the Middle Ages.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わ
倭
こう
寇
 倭寇 わこう
わ
和
こう
寇
 和寇 わこう
わ
倭
こう
冦
 倭冦 わこう
わ
和
こう
冦
 和冦 わこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Yamato, ancient Japan
やまと　ワ　イ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
committee, entrust to, leave to
イ　ゆだ.ねる　まかせ (3rd, N2)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ　いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
bandits, thieves, enemy
コウ　あだ.する (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)