This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: ゴウ
Romaji: gou
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かた、こう、ご、たか、たけ、たけし、つよ、つよし、ひさ、まさ、よし
Romaji: kata, kou, go, taka, take, takeshi, tsuyo, tsuyoshi, hisa, masa, yoshi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

sturdy, strength

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  1576
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-2
Korean Reading:  gang
Chinese Reading:  gang1
Unicode:  525b
JIS:  3964

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1673
Nelson Index: 114
New Nelson Index: 497
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f8.7
Four Corner Index: 7220.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1270
Gakken Index: 1854
Japanese Names Index: 1429
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2042
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0288
Remembering the kanji Index: 1964
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1094
Kodansha Compact Index: 199
Kanji in Context Index: 1613
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1097
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1495
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1983
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2115
Essential Kanji Index: 1434
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2107
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3643
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1311

Words

(ごう)
strong; hard; manly
剛性 (ごうせい)
hardness; rigidity
剛力 (ごうりき)
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
剛毅果断 (ごうきかだん)
dauntless and decisive; with fortitude and resolution
剛球 (ごうきゅう)
fast ball
金剛 (こんごう)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
剛健 (ごうけん)
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
金剛力士 (こんごうりきし)
Deva king; fierce guardian god (at a temple gate)
剛強 (ごうきょう)
strength; firmness
剛果 (ごうか)
valor and decisiveness (valour)
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