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school

JLPT N5 Grade 1 10 strokes
On'yomi
コウ
Radical
· tree (tree, wood)

校 means "school". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 10 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is コウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

Example word

学校がっこう

school

校 in example sentences

  • がっこうだよ。

    Gakkou da yo.

    I'm at school.

  • がっこうはどう?

    Gakkou wa dou?

    How's school?

  • こうこうせいなの?

    Koukousei na no?

    Are you a high school student?

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

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 校

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Common questions

What does the kanji 校 mean?
校 means "school". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How many strokes does 校 have?
校 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 校 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is コウ.
What JLPT level is 校?
校 is a JLPT N5 kanji.