JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 個: "individual, counter for articles"
The kanji 個 means "individual, counter for articles". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read コ, カ in on'yomi.
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
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コカ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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
| Meaning | individual, counter for articles |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 451 of 2,501 |
Common words with 個
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 個人individual; private person; personal; private · natural person
- 個counter for (small) things or pieces · counter for military units
- 個人的personnel, individuel, privé
- 一個one (thing); one piece; one item
- 個室single (room); room for one; one's own room; private room · private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room
- 個性individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy
- 個別individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
- 個体individual; specimen
- 個々individual; one by one; separate; each
- 個人情報personal information
- 個性的individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic
- 何個how many pieces
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