Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1576 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: sturdy, strength
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ゴウ
Composition: 岡 刂
Radical: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
剛 (ゴウ) strong, hard, manly
強情 (ゴウジョウ) obstinate, stubborn, headstrong
強豪 (キョウゴウ) overwhelming strength, extremely strong person, powerhouse, very strong player, very strong team
金剛 (コンゴウ) vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth