Kanji 克: "overcome, kindly, skillfully"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 克

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 克こく服ふくconquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
• 克こく明めいdetailed; scrupulous; careful; minute · diligent; honest; upright; sincere
• 下げ克こく上じょうjuniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
• 相そう克こくrivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; struggle · mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
• 克こっ己きself-control; self-mastery; self-restraint; self-denial
• 克こっ己き心しんspirit of self-denial
• 超ちょう克こくovercoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
• 己おのれに克かつto control oneself
• 克こく復ふくrestoration
• 克こっ己き復ふく礼れいexercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality
• 馬克マルクmark (former currency of Germany)
• 克こく雪せつovercoming damage and problems caused by snow

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