What does kanji 孔 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 孔 is cavity.

How is kanji 孔 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 孔 are あな; the onyomi readings are コウ, ク.

What is the main radical of kanji 孔?

The main radical for kanji 孔 is 子.

What words use kanji 孔?

Example words that use kanji 孔 include 穴, 孔子, 孔雀, くじゃく座.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

孔

Meaning

Kanji 孔

cavity

cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あな
Onyomi 音読み: コウク
Nanori 名乗り: のり

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2052
Strokes: 4
Radical: 子
Components: 乙 • 子
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 115 entries that include this kanji.

穴

あな

(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)

孔子

こうし

Confucius

孔雀

くじゃく

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

くじゃく座

くじゃくざ

Pavo (constellation)

孔パターン

こうパターン

hole pattern

孔を穿つ

こうをうがつ

to pierce a hole

孔隙率

こうげきりつ

porosity

孔子の倒れ

くじのたおれ

even Homer nods

孔子学院

こうしがくいん

Confucius Institute

孔雀石

くじゃくせき

malachite

孔雀草

くじゃくそう

marigold (esp. the French marigold, Tagetes patula)

孔雀蝶

くじゃくちょう

peacock butterfly (Inachis io)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

針の孔に糸を通す。

Thread a needle.

鼻孔が詰まって苦しい。

My nostrils are blocked and it is painful.

毛孔の汚れをきれいに落とす。

Clean the dirt out of the pores thoroughly.

暗い場所では瞳孔が開く。

The pupils dilate in dark places.

孔子の思想について学ぶ。

Learn about the philosophy of Confucius.