Jisho

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5 strokes
Radical:
work
Parts:
adroit, skilled, ingenuity
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 巧 【コウ】 skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness
  • 巧妙 【コウミョウ】 ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
  • 不精巧 【フセイコウ】 clumsy, bungling
  • 大巧 【タイコウ】 great talent

Kun reading compounds

  • 巧み 【たくみ】 skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick
  • 巧む 【たくむ】 to devise, to plot, to plan
  • 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid

Readings

Japanese names:
かつ、 たくみ、 よし
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qiao3
Korean:
gyo

Spanish

  • habilidad
  • destreza
  • ingenio
  • diestro
  • hábil
  • ingenioso

Portuguese

  • hábil
  • engenhoso

French

  • adroit
  • habile
  • ingénieux
1242 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1444 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1453 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1363 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1247 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
238 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1627 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1737 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1786 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
551 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
219 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
137 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
166 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1249 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8721 Morohashi
188 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1533 New Nelson (John Haig)
1241 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1329 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1047 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3152 2001 Kanji
0a5.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
1-3-3 SKIP code
1112.7 Four corner code
1-25-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5de7 Unicode hex code

13 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly
Kun:
ほこ.る
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1272 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 誇張 【コチョウ】 exaggeration
  • 誇大 【コダイ】 exaggeration, hyperbole

Kun reading compounds

  • 誇る 【ほこる】 to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
kua1
Korean:
gwa

Spanish

  • orgullo
  • jactancia
  • alarde
  • exageración
  • enorgullecerse
  • alardear
  • ostentar
  • exagerar

Portuguese

  • contar vantagem
  • estar orgulhoso
  • orgulho
  • triunfantemente

French

  • vantardise
  • orgueil
  • fierté
  • triomphant
1233 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1157 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4354 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1202 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1753 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1629 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1739 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
950 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1679 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1921 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1022 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1381 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1252 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35474 Morohashi
1522 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5605 New Nelson (John Haig)
1244 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1332 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1666 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3052 2001 Kanji
7a6.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-6 SKIP code
1-7-7 SKIP code
0462.7 Four corner code
1-24-56 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a87 Unicode hex code