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

Readings

Kana: コウ、ク、いさお
Romaji: kou, ku, isao
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: いさ、かつ、くぬ、ぐう、こと、つとむ、とし、のり、よし
Romaji: isa, katsu, kunu, guu, koto, tsutomu, toshi, nori, yoshi
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Romaji

Meanings

achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  48
Frequency:  857
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  gong
Chinese Reading:  gong1
Unicode:  529f
JIS:  3879

Indexes

Halpern Index: 189
Nelson Index: 1454
New Nelson Index: 522
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2g3.2
Four Corner Index: 1412.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 477
Gakken Index: 765
Japanese Names Index: 135
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2295
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0364
Remembering the kanji Index: 863
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1099
Kodansha Compact Index: 209
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 502
Kanji in Context Index: 378
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 138
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 165
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 871
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 927
Essential Kanji Index: 467
Kodansha Kanji Index: 218
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3145
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 605
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 448

Words

(いさお)
distinguished service; meritorious service
(こう)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
功績 (こうせき)
achievements; merit; meritorious service; meritorious deed
戦功 (せんこう)
distinguished war service; merit of war
功名 (こうみょう)
great achievement
労り (いたわり)
sympathy; consideration; carefulness; attention; service; labor; labour; trouble; meritorious deed; illness; disease; sickness
成功 (せいこう)
success; hit
功労 (こうろう)
meritorious deed; services
武功 (ぶこう)
military exploits
功臣 (こうしん)
meritorious retainer
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