Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

剛: sturdy, strength

JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

刂 carries the meaning · 岡 gives the sound

10 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

ゴウgou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 金剛こんごうvajra (indestructible substance); diamond
  • 剛毅ごうきfortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness
  • 剛健ごうけんvigour; vigor; virility

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“Slice through it! This "standing knife" radical is all about precision and force.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
岡

Also built on mount (岡)

剛 takes the 岡 family's reading, コウ (kou).

刂

Also built on knife (刂)

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Also read ゴウ

12 kanji share this on'yomi
In ChineseSimplified 刚 · traditional, as in Japanese · gāng

Japan keeps the traditional form 剛; mainland China simplifies it to 刚.

Simplified
刚 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
剛 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin gāng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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