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kou


merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit




CONTENTS

Components - Individual components of the kanji.
Bushu - Kanji that share the same bushu number.
Jouyou - Same Jouyou grade.
Skip - Same skip codes.
Example - Example sentences.
Usage - Words that use this kanji.
Drawing - How to draw this kanji.
References - References numbers found in an assortment of reference books.


TRANSLATIONS

English merit
efficacy
efficiency
benefit
Romaji kou
Korean hyo
Mandarin xiao4
Reading コウ
き.く
ききめ
なら.う
kou
ki.ku
kikime
nara.u
Nanori (name) - -
Radical name - -
      

DETAILS

Kanji
Radical no
Radical Number -
Bushu Number 19
Classical Radical # -
Frequency of use 538
Jouyou grade level 5
Stroke count 8
Hex ID 387A
Unicode ID 52b9
Four corner code 0442.7
Skip code 1-6-2
Nelson index -
JIS 0208 code 5A43
JIS 0212 code -


COMPONENTS

StrokesRadicalRad. #RomajiEnglish
2 8 tou kettle lid
2 19 chikara power, strong, strain, bear up, exert
4 88 chichi father



SAME BUSHU NUMBER 19

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 ka add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada
2 gai censure, criminal investigation
3 kan intuition, perception
4 kan persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer
5 kyou threaten, coerce
click here to see all 31 results.



SAME JOUYOU GRADE 5

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 atsu pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate
2 eki easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
3 i shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into
4 in cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to
5 ei occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business)
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SAME SKIP CODE 1-6-2

#KanjiRomajiEnglish
1 gai censure, criminal investigation
2 ke a divination sign
3 kou merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit
4 koku engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
5 satsu printing, print
click here to see all 15 results.



EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Note: Entries from the Tanaka Corpus (Examples) should be taken as extremely loose examples only, not definitive, please read http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/tanakacorpus.html for more information.

# Kanji English
1 私たちはチャンスをできるだけ有に利用しようとした。
watashitachi ha chansu wodekirudake yuukou ni riyou shiyoutoshita .
We tried to make the most of our chances.

2 薬の果は消えていた。
kusuri no kouka ha kie teita .
The effect of the drug had worn off.

3 彼が処方してくれた薬はかなかった。
kare ga shohou shitekureta kusuri ha kika nakatta .
The medicine he had prescribed failed to take effect.

4 風邪にく薬はありますか。
kaze ni kiku kusuri haarimasuka .
Do you have anything for a cold?

5 切符は三日間有だ。
kippu ha mikkakan yuukou da .
The ticket holds good for three days.

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WORD USAGE

# Dict Kanji Hira/Kata English
1 Japanese Jカーブ
J ka^bu kouka
ジェーカーブこうか
jie^ka^bu kouka
(n) J-curve effect

2 Japanese エネルギー
enerugi^ kouritsu
エネルギーこうりつ
enerugi^ kouritsu
(n) energy efficiency

3 Japanese コスト
kosuto kouritsu
コストこうりつ
kosuto kouritsu
(n) cost effectiveness

4 Japanese サブリミナル
saburiminaru kouka
サブリミナルこうか
saburiminaru kouka
(n) subliminal effect

5 Japanese シャワー
shawa^ kouka
シャワーこうか
shawa^ kouka
(n) shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors)

6 Aviation ジャイロ
jairo kouka
ジャイロこうか
jairo kouka
gyroscopic precession

7 Aviation 地面
jimen kouka
じめんこうか
jimenkouka
ground effect

8 Aviation 積載量
yuukou sekisairyou
ゆうこうせきさいりょう
yuukousekisairyou
useful load

9 Computing エネルギー
enerugi^ kouritsu
エネルギーこうりつ
enerugi^ kouritsu
energy efficient

10 Computing ネットワーク
nettowa^ku kouritsu
ネットワークこうりつ
nettowa^ku kouritsu
network efficiency

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DRAWING

Note There is a problem with the stroke order in some of these kanji, I'm aware of it but have no time to fix it, like all online information it should be taken with a (large) grain of salt. To be clear: the problem is in the image drawing program not the Taka database.

Kanji drawing map

  • The green dot is the starting point!
  • Name above the completed radical is the reading
  • Name below the completed radical is the radical name
  • If you find an error, please email kanji at mahou.org

The stroke order information has been borrowed from the Taka Kanji Database




REFERENCES

1265 New Japanese-English Character Dictionary
722 Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary
535 The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary
- Japanese For Busy People vols I-III
- The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
216 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
697 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" 3rd ed.
501 Kanji in Context
849 Kanji Learners Dictionary
623 Essential Kanji
445 2001 Kanji" (Bojinsha)
782 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
682 Tuttle Kanji Cards
2g6.2 The Kanji Dictionary
816 Kanji & Kana book" 2nd ed.
2334, 2.0381 Morohashi Daikanwajiten (index number, volume.page)
671 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
515 Gakken Kanji Dictionary
1276 Remembering The Kanji
653 Japanese Names



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