7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

pit, hole

On'yomi
  • pit (esp. of a mine)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

pit, hole
コウ (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
high spirits
コウ たかぶる (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

pit (esp. of a mine)
closure of a mine
shaft (e.g. in a mine)
within a pit or (mine) shaft
inclined shaft
mine-pit bottom
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References

Unicode hex code 5751
JIS X 0208 1-25-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1063
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 987
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 236
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 277
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 174
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 208
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 306
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 328
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1853
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1524
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 4932
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1245
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1613
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1721
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1148
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1108
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1928
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 369
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 312
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b4.6
Four corner code 4011.7
De Roo Code 1457