Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2040 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: pit, hole

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: earth

Examples

Onyomi Examples

コウ pit (esp. of a mine)

コウコウ pithead, minehead

ハイコウ closure of a mine, abandoned mine, disused mine

カイコウ opening of mine