工
craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)
3 strokes. Taught in grade 2. Newspaper frequency rank 299.
Readings
- コウ (on reading): 工場 (こうじょう) factory; 工事 (こうじ) construction work
- ク (on reading): 工夫 (くふう) devising (a way); 大工 (だいく) carpenter
- グ (on reading)
Components
- 工 radical craft
Kanji containing 工
- 式 style
- 空 empty
- 攻 aggression
- 左 left
- 江 creek
- 功 achievement
- 恐 fear
- 項 paragraph
- 貢 tribute
- 紅 crimson
- 尋 inquire
- 筑 an ancient musical instrument
- 巧 adroit
- 虹 rainbow
- 扛 raise
- 巫 sorcerer
- 杠 lever
- 杢 woodworker
- 汞 mercury
- 肛 anus
- 矼 stepping stone
- 缸 urn
- 訌 get confused
- 蛩 cricket
- 跫 sound of footsteps
- 壽 longevity
- 噐 vessel
- 鞏 hard
- 隱 hide
- 穩 calm
Words using 工
- 工場 (こうじょう) factory
- 工事 (こうじ) construction work
- 加工 (かこう) manufacturing
- 竣工 (しゅんこう) completion of construction
- 工業 (こうぎょう) (manufacturing) industry
- 工夫 (くふう) devising (a way)
- 大工 (だいく) carpenter
- 細工 (さいく) work
- 石工 (いしく) mason
- 不細工 (ぶさいく) clumsy (work)
892 words in all.