ChiramiN4 kanji · 3 strokes
工 means craft, construction
工
工Real origin
It began as a carpenter's square: craft, construction.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- craft, construction
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 2 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: ク ku, グ gu
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Common word
工場 こうじょう · koujou
factory, plant
Used in 20 kanji
See all 3 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 工 mean?
Right: 工 means craft, construction.Not quite: 工 means craft, construction.In 工場, which reading does 工 use?
Right. 工場 is read こうじょう (koujou): 工 takes コウ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 工場 is read こうじょう (koujou): 工 takes コウ, its reading from Chinese.