工 Kanji – craft
The Japanese kanji 工 can mean craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48).
Meaning and Readings
How is 工 read?
工 has the onyomi readings コウ, ク, グ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kou, ku, gu.
Common Japanese Words Using 工
These common Japanese words contain 工. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ケーソン工法(ケーソンこうほう) — caisson method
- 加工(かこう) — manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining
- 起工(きこう) — setting to work
- 軽工業(けいこうぎょう) — light industry
- 工員(こういん) — factory worker
- 工科(こうか) — engineering course
- 工学(こうがく) — engineering
- 工業(こうぎょう) — (manufacturing) industry
- 工芸(こうげい) — industrial arts, craft
- 工作(こうさく) — handicraft
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