What does kanji 哥 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 哥 is big brother.

How is kanji 哥 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 哥 are あに, うた; the onyomi readings are カ, コ.

What words use kanji 哥?

Example words that use kanji 哥 include 歌留多, うた沢, うた沢節, 哥.

Kanken 1

哥

Meaning

Kanji 哥

big brother

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あにうた
Onyomi 音読み: カコ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 10
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 河 • 阿 • 奇 • 何 • 苛 • 可 • 呵

Related vocabulary

19 common entries

Showing 19 of 20 entries that include this kanji.

歌留多

カルタ

karuta

うた沢

うたざわ

slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

うた沢節

うたざわぶし

slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period)

哥

グロス

gross (i.e. 12 dozen)

哥倫比亜

コロンビア

Colombia

哥老会

かろうかい

Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)

詩歌

しいか

Japanese and Chinese poetry

インド八哥

インドはっか

common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

阿亀鸚哥

おかめいんこ

cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

牡丹鸚哥

ぼたんいんこ

lovebird (esp. Lilian's lovebird, Agapornis lilianae)

金剛鸚哥

こんごういんこ

macaw

五色青海鸚哥

ごしきぜいがいいんこ

rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

哥は医者です。

My older brother is a doctor.

哥が駅まで迎えに来てくれた。

My older brother came to pick me up at the station.

困ったときは哥に相談する。

When I have trouble, I talk to my older brother.

哥と二人で旅行した。

I traveled with my older brother, just the two of us.

哥の部屋はいつもきれいだ。

My older brother's room is always tidy.