工 – craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

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The kanji 工 means craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ、ク、グ (kou, ku, gu). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 工 (no. 48).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou
On’yomi	ク	ku
On’yomi	グ	gu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 工 (Kangxi radical 48).

Words using 工

工業こうぎょう(manufacturing) industry工場こうじょうfactory人工じんこうartificial工場こうばfactory工夫くふうdevising (a way)工員こういんfactory worker工芸こうげいindustrial arts工事こうじconstruction work大工だいくcarpenter工学こうがくengineering工作こうさくhandicraft細工さいくwork加工かこうmanufacturing着工ちゃっこうstarting (construction) work

Example sentences

７月の工業生産は急増した。

Industrial production rose sharply in July.

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その工場は玩具を製造している。

The factory manufactures toys.

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その工場は玩具を製造している。

The factory manufactures toys.

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Kanji with the same radical

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