10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N3

status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

On'yomi
  • status ②method ③rule
  • コウ
  • ゴウ
  • キャ
    amendment (to ritsuryō)
Nanori
  • いたる
  • のり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カク 99.2%
コウゴウ 0.8%

Character Breakdown

status, rank, capacity
カク コウ キャク (5th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
each, every, either
カク おのおの かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

shape ②appearance ③suitable ④about
character (of a person) ②characteristics
qualifications
passing (an exam) ②meeting (specifications, standards, etc.)
disqualification ②being unfit for one's role
status ②method ③rule
genuine ②full-scale
(hand-to-hand) fight ②struggling (with a problem, task, etc.)
(aircraft) hangar
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 683C
JIS X 0208 1-19-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2259
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2668
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 926
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1161
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 627
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 835
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 292
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 312
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 334
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1099
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 716
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14749
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 633
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 643
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 653
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 569
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 633
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 663
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 710
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 403
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 852
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1088
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 298
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a6.17
Four corner code 4796.4
De Roo Code 1877