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Kanji Grade 2 - 工

Kanji character Grade 2 工. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 工
About
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
On: コウ、 ク、 グ
3 strokes
Radical: work 工
Parts: 工
 
Onyomi
工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
工夫 【クフウ】 scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
 
Kunyomi
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