JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
岡 means mount, hill, knoll. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 8 strokes, read おか or こう.
岡 is written in 8 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
岡 tends to carry the sound こう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 岡 | こう | mount, hill |
| 綱 | こう | hawser, class (genus) |
| 鋼 | こう | steel |
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