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剛 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「刂」

道
準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
On
ゴウごう · gō
Kun
—
Meaning
sturdy; hard

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

岡 "hard" with 刂 "blade": so hard that even a blade will not cut it — sturdy, strong.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onゴウごうgō剛健ごうけん金剛力こんごうりょく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 剛健ごうけん

    sturdy and robust

  • 金剛力こんごうりき

    superhuman strength

More words with this kanji

  • 剛毅ごうき
  • 剛愎ごうふく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

質実(しつじつ)剛健(ごうけん)な校風(こうふう)だ。

The school has a plain and sturdy character.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

剛健金剛力金剛力剛健health…力power金gold剖divide剰surplu…刈reap刋to cut刊to pub…拷tortur…号number合to fit劫aeon昂rise
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 刂Map of reading ゴウAll maps

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