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工

Kanji meanings and readings

工

N4

craft; construction; katakana e radical (no. 48)

On reading
コウ、ク、グ
Kun reading
Radical
工
Illustration of 人工
N3

じんこう

artificial; manmade; human work; human skill; artificiality

Illustration of 加工
N1

かこう

manufacturing; processing; treatment

Illustration of 大工
N2

だいく

carpenter

Illustration of 工事
N2

こうじ

construction work

Illustration of 工作
N1

こうさく

work; construction; handicraft; maneuvering

Illustration of 工員
N2

こういん

factory worker

Illustration of 工場
N4

こうじょう

factory

Illustration of 工場
N3

こうば

factory; plant; mill; workshop

Illustration of 工夫
N2

くふう

labourer; worker

Illustration of 工学
N1

こうがく

engineering

Illustration of 工業
N4

こうぎょう

the manufacturing industry

Illustration of 工芸
N2

こうげい

industrial arts

Illustration of 着工
N1

ちゃっこう

start of (construction) work

Illustration of 細工
N1

さいく

work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick