巩 — readings, stroke count and radical

  • Non-Jōyō kanji
  • 6 strokes

Origin of the character

形声。「丮 (手を強調して描いた人の形)」+音符「工」。「抱擁」を意味する漢語{巩}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

bind, firm, secure, strong

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョウ
Other languages
  • 拼音gong3
  • Hán-ViệtCủng

Basics

Strokes
6 strokes
Radical
己(おのれ)
JIS level
Level 4
Unicode
U+5DE9

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰工凡

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-3