Meanings

Overcome, Kindly, Skillfully

Radicals

儿

Decomposition

⿱十兄

Etymology

Ideographic: A weapon 十 used to subdue a beast 兄

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 7

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top

2 vertical right-to-left

3 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

4 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

6 diagonal bottom-to-top

7 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

コク koku

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

か ka

Words Using This Kanji

15 words total

Other (15 words)

克復こくふく

restoration

克己心こっきしん

spirit of self-denial

克己こっき

self-control

克服こくふく

conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.)

克明こくめい

detailed

下克上げこくじょう

juniors dominating seniors

rivalry

overcoming

to control oneself

exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality

克鯨コククジラ

gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

己に克ち礼に復るおのれにかちれいにかえる

act with restraint and conform to the ways of etiquette

克灰袋こくはいぶくろ

polyester bag for collecting volcanic ash

克雪こくせつ

overcoming damage and problems caused by snow

馬克マルク

mark (former currency of Germany)

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