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N5 kanji · 10 strokes

校 means school

木 wood · 交 to mix, to meet

校Memory trick

A wooden (木) building where people meet and mix (交): school.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
school, exam, printing, proof
JLPT level
N5
Strokes
10
School grade
Grade 1 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) コウ kou

コウ (kou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Other readings from Chinese: キョウ kyou

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Common word

学校 がっこう · gakkou

school

Built from

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木 Used in 166 kanji

See all 19 at N5 and N4

亠 Used in 156 kanji

See all 16 at N5 and N4

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.