Search Kanji for ko

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丨

number one

Meaning: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)
Kun-yomi: すす.む/しりぞ.く
On-yomi: コン/シ/ジョ/ニョ
冫

two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)

Meaning: two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
Kun-yomi: こおり
On-yomi: ヒョウ
九

nine

Meaning: nine
Kun-yomi: ここの/ここの.つ
On-yomi: キュウ/ク
丂

obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release

Meaning: obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release; variant of other characters
Kun-yomi: さまた.げられる
On-yomi: コウ
囗

box or enclosure radical (no. 31)

Meaning: box or enclosure radical (no. 31); box
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: イ/コク
兀

high & level

Meaning: high & level; lofty; bald; dangerous
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コツ
己

self

Meaning: self; snake; serpent
Kun-yomi: おのれ/つちのと/な
On-yomi: コ/キ
小

little

Meaning: little; small
Kun-yomi: ちい.さい/こ-/お-/さ-
On-yomi: ショウ
子

child

Meaning: child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: こ/-こ/ね
On-yomi: シ/ス/ツ
乞

beg

Meaning: beg; invite; ask
Kun-yomi: こ.う
On-yomi: コツ/キツ/キ/キケ/コチ
口

mouth

Meaning: mouth
Kun-yomi: くち
On-yomi: コウ/ク
工

craft

Meaning: craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ/ク/グ
之

of

Meaning: of; this
Kun-yomi: の/これ/おいて/ゆく/この
On-yomi: シ
个

counter for articles

Meaning: counter for articles; individual
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: カ/コ
于

going

Meaning: going; from
Kun-yomi: ここに/ああ/おいて/に/より/を
On-yomi: ウ/ク
忄

heart

Meaning: heart; standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
Kun-yomi: こころ
On-yomi: シン
阝

place

Meaning: place; left village radical - 2 stroke form (no. 170)
Kun-yomi: こざと
On-yomi:
戸

door

Meaning: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)
Kun-yomi: と
On-yomi: コ
少

few

Meaning: few; little
Kun-yomi: すく.ない/すこ.し
On-yomi: ショウ
公

public

Meaning: public; prince; official; governmental
Kun-yomi: おおやけ
On-yomi: コウ/ク
勾

be bent

Meaning: be bent; slope; capture
Kun-yomi: かぎ/ま.がる
On-yomi: コウ/ク
允

license

Meaning: license; sincerity; permit
Kun-yomi: じょう/まこと.に/ゆるす
On-yomi: イン
孔

cavity

Meaning: cavity; hole; slit; very; great; exceedingly
Kun-yomi: あな
On-yomi: コウ
罓

net radical variant (no. 122)

Meaning: net radical variant (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみがしら/よこめ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ
云

say

Meaning: say
Kun-yomi: い.う/ここに
On-yomi: ウン
区

ward

Meaning: ward; district
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: ク/オウ/コウ
厷

the fore-arm

Meaning: the fore-arm; the upper-arm; round
Kun-yomi: かいな/ひじ/まる.い
On-yomi: コウ
爻

to mix with

Meaning: to mix with; to associate with; to join; double X radical (no. 89)
Kun-yomi: まじ.わる
On-yomi: コウ/ギョウ
木

tree

Meaning: tree; wood
Kun-yomi: き/こ-
On-yomi: ボク/モク
殳

pike

Meaning: pike; windy-again radical (no. 79)
Kun-yomi: また/ほこ
On-yomi: シュ
心

heart

Meaning: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Kun-yomi: こころ/-ごころ
On-yomi: シン
丐

beggar

Meaning: beggar; beg; give
Kun-yomi: こ.う
On-yomi: カイ
曰

say

Meaning: say; reason; pretext; history; past; flat sun radical (no. 73)
Kun-yomi: いわ.く/のたま.う/のたま.わく/ここに
On-yomi: エツ
亢

high spirits

Meaning: high spirits
Kun-yomi: たかぶる
On-yomi: コウ
込

crowded

Meaning: crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: -こ.む/こ.む/こ.み/-こ.み/こ.める
On-yomi:
今

now

Meaning: now
Kun-yomi: いま
On-yomi: コン/キン
戈

halberd

Meaning: halberd; arms; festival car; float; tasselled spear radical (no. 62)
Kun-yomi: ほこ/ほこづくり
On-yomi: カ
冘

to move on

Meaning: to move on; doubtful
Kun-yomi: おこた.る/ためら.う/うたが.う
On-yomi: イン/ユ
処

dispose

Meaning: dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place
Kun-yomi: ところ/-こ/お.る
On-yomi: ショ
衤

clothes

Meaning: clothes; clothing radical (no. 145
Kun-yomi: ころも
On-yomi:
夯

heavy load

Meaning: heavy load; burden; lift up
Kun-yomi: かつ.ぐ/にな.う
On-yomi: コウ
石

stone

Meaning: stone
Kun-yomi: いし
On-yomi: セキ/シャク/コク
夰

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はな.つ
On-yomi: コウ
乎

question mark

Meaning: question mark; ?
Kun-yomi: か/ああ/かな/や/よ/を
On-yomi: コ/オ
古

old

Meaning: old
Kun-yomi: ふる.い/ふる-/-ふる.す
On-yomi: コ
去

gone

Meaning: gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce
Kun-yomi: さ.る/-さ.る
On-yomi: キョ/コ
仔

offspring

Meaning: offspring
Kun-yomi: こ/た.える
On-yomi: シ
芁

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: コウ
凸

convex

Meaning: convex; beetle brow; uneven
Kun-yomi: でこ
On-yomi: トツ
氷

icicle

Meaning: icicle; ice; hail; freeze; congeal
Kun-yomi: こおり/ひ/こお.る
On-yomi: ヒョウ
功

achievement

Meaning: achievement; merits; success; honor; credit
Kun-yomi: いさお
On-yomi: コウ/ク
匃

beggar

Meaning: beggar; beg; give
Kun-yomi: こう/あた.える
On-yomi: カツ/カチ/カイ
巧

adroit

Meaning: adroit; skilled; ingenuity
Kun-yomi: たく.み/たく.む/うま.い
On-yomi: コウ
囜

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かしこ.い
On-yomi: ジン/ニン
広

wide

Meaning: wide; broad; spacious
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い/ひろ.まる/ひろ.める/ひろ.がる/ひろ.げる
On-yomi: コウ
弘

vast

Meaning: vast; broad; wide
Kun-yomi: ひろ.い
On-yomi: コウ/グ
矛

halberd

Meaning: halberd; arms; festival float
Kun-yomi: ほこ
On-yomi: ム/ボウ
罒

net radical variant (no. 122)

Meaning: net radical variant (no. 122)
Kun-yomi: あみがしら/よこめ
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ
甲

armor

Meaning: armor; high (voice); A grade; first class; former; instep; carapace
Kun-yomi: きのえ
On-yomi: コウ/カン/カ
圣

holy

Meaning: holy; sacred
Kun-yomi: たがや.す
On-yomi: コツ/クツ/コチ/セイ
圥

mushroom

Meaning: mushroom
Kun-yomi: きのこ
On-yomi: ロク
厺

to go

Meaning: to go; depart
Kun-yomi: さ.る
On-yomi: キョ/コ
尻

buttocks

Meaning: buttocks; hips; butt; rear
Kun-yomi: しり
On-yomi: コウ
叵

cannot

Meaning: cannot; be unable do; improbable; thereupon
Kun-yomi: でき.ない/すこぶる/ついに
On-yomi: ハ
宄

traitor

Meaning: traitor; villain
Kun-yomi: みだれ/よこしま
On-yomi: キ
忇

great achievement

Meaning: great achievement
Kun-yomi: こうろうがおおきい/おも.う
On-yomi: ロク
凹

concave

Meaning: concave; hollow; sunken
Kun-yomi: くぼ.む/へこ.む/ぼこ
On-yomi: オウ
可

can

Meaning: can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not
Kun-yomi: -べ.き/-べ.し
On-yomi: カ/コク
奴

guy

Meaning: guy; slave; manservant; fellow
Kun-yomi: やつ/やっこ
On-yomi: ド
凥

to dwell

Meaning: to dwell
Kun-yomi: い.る/お.る
On-yomi: キョ/コ
凧

kite

Meaning: kite; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: いかのぼり/たこ
On-yomi:
仠

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: そこ.なう
On-yomi: カン
叩

strike

Meaning: strike; beat; hit; thrash; criticize
Kun-yomi: たた.く/はた.く/すぎ
On-yomi: コウ
仡

strong

Meaning: strong; valiant
Kun-yomi: いさ.ましい
On-yomi: キツ/コチ
仵

similar

Meaning: similar
Kun-yomi: あ.たる/あえて/さか.らう/おなじ
On-yomi: コ
夅

to descend

Meaning: to descend; to come down from heaven; to send down
Kun-yomi: お.りる/お.ろす/ふ.る/くだ.る/くだ.す
On-yomi: コウ/ゴ
刘

surname

Meaning: surname; kill; destroy
Kun-yomi: ころ.す
On-yomi: リュウ/ル
伒

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たす.ける
On-yomi: キン/コン
伕

common laborer

Meaning: common laborer
Kun-yomi: むすめむこ
On-yomi: フ
扱

handle

Meaning: handle; entertain; thresh; strip
Kun-yomi: あつか.い/あつか.う/あつか.る/こ.く
On-yomi: ソウ/キュウ
汔

Meaning:
Kun-yomi:
On-yomi: キツ/コチ

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