校 — school, proof, correction
こう
校
school
こう
U+6821
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #294
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #293
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- school
- proof
- correction
Readings
- On'yomi
- こう kou きょう kyou
word
こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
31 wordsEach dot is a word containing 校: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 18 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 木 (tree/wood) gives the semantic element. 交 (kō, cross/exchange) provides the sound. A school is where knowledge is exchanged.