漢字道KANJIDO

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On
コウ
Kun
Meaning
a stepping stone; upright

Origin

ORIGIN

Stone 石 with 工 as phonetic: the stones set in a stream to cross by; by extension, plain and honest.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • いしばし

    a stone crossing

  • 矼然こうぜん

    upright and honest

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

川の矼を伝って渡る。

They cross by the stepping stones in the stream.

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