克

overcome; kindly; skillfully

7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1333.

Readings

• コク (on reading): 克服 (こくふく) conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); 克明 (こくめい) detailed
• かつ (kun reading): 己に克つ (おのれにかつ) to control oneself; 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

Components

• 古
• 儿 radical legs
• 十 radical ten
• 口 radical mouth

Kanji containing 克

• 剋 victory
• 尅 subdue
• 兢 discreet

Words using 克

• 克服 (こくふく) conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.)
• 克明 (こくめい) detailed
• 克己 (こっき) self-control
• 下克上 (げこくじょう) juniors dominating seniors
• 相克 (そうこく) rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces)
• 己に克つ (おのれにかつ) to control oneself
• 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

13 words in all.

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