Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: descendants, elder brother, insect
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: コン
Composition: 日 比
Radical: 日
Meaning: sun, day
昆虫 (コンチュウ) insect, bug
昆布 (コンブ) kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
後昆 (コウコン) grandchildren, posterity