工
コウ・ク
Craft, construction, industry
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 工
- 音読み
- コウ、ク
- 訓読み
Meaning
Craft, construction, industry · construcción, oficio
Readings
- On (音読み): コウ・ク
- Kun (訓読み): —
Example words
- 工場(こうじょう)— factory
- 工事(こうじ)— construction work
- 大工(だいく)— carpenter
Structure
Radical 工 (たくみ・こう · Work, craft) · 3 strokes · school grade 2
Watch out
工事中 = under construction, Japan's most common sign. ク in 大工 (carpenter) and 工夫 (くふう, a clever trick); コウ elsewhere. Identical in shape to katakana エ.
Common mistakes
- 工事中 = under construction, Japan's most common sign. ク in 大工 (carpenter) and 工夫 (くふう, a clever trick); コウ elsewhere. Identical in shape to katakana エ.
Examples
工場こうじょう
factory
工事こうじ
construction work
大工だいく
carpenter
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