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孝

孝 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 善く父母に仕える行為。
  2. 善く先祖に仕える行為。
  3. 親を大切にする人。孝行者。
  4. 喪服。
  5. 喪。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

filial piety, child's respect

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウElem.
  • キョウ
Nanori (used in names)
  • たか
  • たかし
  • のり
  • よし
Other languages
  • 拼音xiao4
  • 한글hyo
  • Hán-ViệtHiếu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
宀(うかんむり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5B5D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱耂子

Words using this kanji

  • 孝行こうこう子が親を敬い、親によく尽くす行い。例:親孝行 1のように、ある人に尽くすこと。filial piety, showing devotion (to someone)
  • 孝こうfilial piety
  • 孝敬こうけい父母に孝行し、敬愛の念を持つこと。filial piety
  • 孝経こうきょうthe Book of Filial Piety
  • 孝子こうし親孝行な子息。filial child
  • 孝順こうじゅん親に孝行で、その意に素直に従うこと。obedience, filial piety
  • 孝女こうじょ親孝行な女性。filial daughter
  • 孝心こうしん親孝行をしようという気持ち。filial devotion
  • 孝道こうどう孝行の道。filial piety
  • 孝養こうよう親孝行し養うこと。 供養すること。filial duties, devotion to one's parents
  • 孝弟こうていfilial piety, brotherly love
  • 孝行のしたい時分に親はなしこうこうのしたいじぶんにおやはなしwhen you are ready to be a filial child, your parents are already gone

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-4-3
Four Corner
4440.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2k4.3
Heisig
1342
Nelson
773