Word Meaning 江湖

こうこ kouko

江湖 is read as こうこ (kouko) and means rivers and lakes.

Meaning

English

rivers and lakes
secluded place
hermit's residence
the public
the world

Reading

Kana

こうこ

Romaji

kouko

Writing Variants

江湖ごうこ gouko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 123266 Priority T

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江戸

えど

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo)

江

え

inlet

江戸っ子

えどっこ

(true) Tokyoite

江上

こうじょう

(on the) bank of a large river

江戸前

えどまえ

Tokyo style

江戸時代

えどじだい

Edo period (1603-1868)

江戸時代文学

えどじだいぶんがく

Edo-period literature

江戸川大学

えどがわだいがく

Edogawa University

江原道

かんうぉんど

Kangwon Province (North Korea)

江戸千家流

えどせんけりゅう

Edo Senke school of tea ceremony

江山

こうざん

rivers and mountains

江戸切子

えどきりこ

type of faceted glass from Edo

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