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康 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「广」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「广」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
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Meaning
peace, ease, health

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Originally it depicted grain being threshed with a pestle, husks scattering. From that image of abundance came the meanings of peace and health.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō健康けんこう小康しょうこう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 健康けんこう

    health

  • 小康しょうこう

    lull, respite

More words with this kanji

  • 康熙こうき

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

家族(かぞく)みんなが健康(けんこう)で、毎日(まいにち)が幸(しあわ)せだ。

My whole family is healthy, and every day is happy.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

健康小康康健health…小small底bottom府govern…広wide庁govern…庄manor功achiev…好to lik…岡hill香fragra…候climat…
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Compound

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