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今日の漢字
Grade 2JLPT N4

craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

3 strokes · frequency rank #299

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コウ、ク、グ

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Common words

  1. こうじょうfactory; plant; mill; workshop1
    • The factory manufactures toys.

    • There are a lot of factories in Kawasaki.

    • They labored in the factories.

  2. こうじconstruction work2
    • They carried on with the construction in the face of strong opposition from the residents.

    • The construction work is steadily nearing completion.

    • The workers are wiring the new house.

  3. こうぎょう(manufacturing) industry3
    • Industrial production rose sharply in July.

    • The government started a program to promote industry.

    • More students are interested in finance than in industry.

  4. こうさくhandicraft4
    • He is skilled in handicraft.

    • When the accountant was arrested, rumour had it that it was for his creative bookkeeping.

    • He has skill in handwork.

  5. じんこうartificial; man-made; human work; human skill5
    • This beautiful garden owes more to art than to nature.

    • Artificial tidelands are being developed on a country-wide basis.

    • The lake is made not by nature but by art.

  6. かこうmanufacturing; processing; treatment; machining6
    • Strawberries are made into jam.

    • Milk is made into butter.

    • Milk is made into butter and cheese.

  7. くふうdevising (a way); contriving; inventing; thinking up7
    • This is a plan of my own devising.

    • To take good pictures there are some knacks to learn and a little trick.

    • It's a good idea to stop using direct links to files. Use a trick like starting the URL with double-width "h t t p" or something.

  8. こうがくengineering8
    • Since the war, Japan has advanced greatly in science and technology.

    • That college student is studying engineering.

    • I plan to take up engineering at college.

  9. しょうこうcommerce and industry9
  10. だいくcarpenter10
    • My grandfather is a carpenter.

    • He is a carpenter by trade.

    • He is a good carpenter.

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