JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
校 means school. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 10 strokes, read こう. It combines 木 (tree, wood), which carries the meaning, with 交, which is there for its sound こう. It appears in 学校 (school) and 校長 (principal / headmaster).
校 is written in 10 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.
校 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう | school |
| 校長 | こうちょう | principal / headmaster |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい | high school student |
交 tends to carry the sound こう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 交 | こう | mingle, mixing |
| 校 | こう | exam, school |
| 効 | こう | merit, efficacy |
| 較 | こう | contrast, compare |
| 絞 | こう | strangle, constrict |
| 郊 | こう | outskirts, suburbs |
| 鮫 | こう | shark |
These use 木 or 交 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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