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個 — 10 strokes / Radical「亻」

道
6Elementary year 5 / 10 strokes / Radical「亻」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
—
Meaning
individual; counter for things

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

亻 "person" plus 固 "firm"; each thing standing on its own — hence "individual, a unit."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコこko個人こじん個性こせい一個いちこ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 個人こじん

    individual (person)

  • 個性こせい

    individuality

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

みんなそれぞれ個性(こせい)がある。

Everyone has their own individuality.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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