Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Construction

Alternative

Industry

Mnemonic

The construction radical and the construction kanji are the same!

This kanji also means industry, which is what construction is, if you think about it. It's all part of the construction industry.

Readings

On’yomi

こう, く

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Every time a kanji uses the こう reading (there are a lot!), we'll use the character こういち. He's one of the people who started this website, so we'll do our best in the mnemonics to embarrass him as much as possible. Like this:

You see some construction in front of you. There, standing shirtless (only suspenders and a hard hat) is こういち, looking back at you.

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