漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
孔: cavity, hole
Also: slit, very, great, exceedingly
JLPT N14 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
子 carries the meaning · 乙 is drawn in
4 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
コウkou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 孔子こうしConfucius
- 瞳孔どうこうpupil (of the eye)
あなana · kun'yomi · on its own
- 孔あなhole; opening; orifice
Also read ク, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the baby reaching out from the cradle! This character captures the innocence and joy of youth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · kǒng
Same form: 孔 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 孔 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 孔 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin kǒng 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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