膏 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning

fat, grease, lard, paste, ointment, plaster

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コウ
Kun (native)
  • あぶら
Other languages
  • 拼音gao1
  • 拼音gao4
  • 한글go
  • Hán-ViệtCao
  • Hán-ViệtCáo

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+818F

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿳亠口⿱冖肙

Words using this kanji

  • 膏薬こうやく油で練り固めた外用薬。plaster, patch, ointment, liniment
  • 膏血こうけつ苦労して得た利益や財産。(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood
  • 膏肓こうこう体の奥深い所で、治療しにくい所。innermost part of the body (where a disease cannot be treated)
  • 膏腴こうゆ土地が肥沃であるさま。また、そのような土地。膏沃。fertile soil, fertile land, fertility
  • 膏沃こうよく土地が肥沃であるさま。また、そのような土地。膏腴。fertile soil, fertile land, fertility

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(24 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-2-12
Four Corner
0022.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2j12.1
Heisig
2931
Nelson
5250