JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
工 means construction, craft. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 3 strokes, read く or こう. It appears in 工業 ((manufacturing) industry) and 工場 (factory).
工 is written in 3 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.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工業 | こうぎょう | (manufacturing) industry |
| 工場 | こうじょう | factory |
| 工夫 | くふう | device / scheme / ingenuity |
工 tends to carry the sound こう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 工 | こう | craft, construction |
| 攻 | こう | aggression, attack |
| 江 | こう | creek, inlet |
| 功 | こう | achievement, merits |
| 項 | こう | paragraph, nape of neck |
| 貢 | こう | tribute, support |
| 紅 | こう | crimson, deep red |
| 虹 | こう | rainbow |
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