— craft, construction

  • JLPT N4
  • 3 strokes
  • Grade 2
  • Radical 工
  • #299 most frequent

Human Activities · Money Commerce

Readings

On'yomi
コウ

Example words

  • 工場こうじょうfactory; plant; mill; workshop
  • 工業こうぎょう(manufacturing) industry
  • 工事こうじconstruction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)
  • 工作こうさくwork; construction; handicraft; maneuvering; manoeuvering
  • 加工かこうmanufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
  • 工夫くふう(1) scheme; device; scheming; devising; figuring out; coming up with; solving ingeniously (2) dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
  • 人工じんこうartificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
  • 工学こうがくengineering