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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

196 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: consider, think over

Kunyomi: かんが.える, かんが.え

Onyomi: コウ

Composition: 耂 丂

考

Radical

Radical: 老

Reading: おいかんむり

Meaning: old

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

参考書(さんこうしょ)   reference book

考古学(こうこがく)   archaeology

考慮する(こうりょする)   take into consideration

思考する(しこうする)   think

選考する(せんこうする)   screen [v.t.]

考え(かんがえ)   ideas

考える(かんがえる)   think

Onyomi Examples

考 (コウ) thought, report on one's investigation into ..., deceased father

考古学 (コウコガク) archaeology, archeology

備考 (ビコウ) note (for reference), remarks, N.B.

論考 (ロンコウ) study (of), discussion, discourse, inquiry, research article, academic paper

Kunyomi Examples

考える (かんがえる) to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on), to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration, to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspect, to intend (to do), to think of (doing), to plan, to predict, to anticipate, to expect, to imagine, to come up with, to think up, to contrive, to devise, to consider (as), to regard (as), to look on (as), to take, to view

考え (かんがえ) thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept, idea, notion, imagination, intention, plan, design, consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection, wish, hope, expectation

考え方 (かんがえかた) way of thinking

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