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航

navigate

JLPT N2 Grade 4 10 strokes
On'yomi
コウ

航 means "navigate". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 10 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is コウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

航 in example sentences

  • その船ふねは、出航しゅっこうした。

    Sono fune wa, shukkou shita.

    The ship set sail.

  • その船ふねは航海こうかい中ちゅうです。

    Sono fune wa koukaichuu desu.

    The ship is at sea.

  • 航空便こうくうびんで小包こづつみを送おくったよ。

    Koukuubin de kozutsumi o okutta yo.

    I sent the parcel by airmail.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Common questions

What does the kanji 航 mean?
航 means "navigate". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 航 have?
航 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 航 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is コウ.
What JLPT level is 航?
航 is a JLPT N2 kanji.
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