JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 協: "co-, cooperation"
The kanji 協 means "co-, cooperation". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read キョウ 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)
キョウ
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 | co-, cooperation |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 121 of 2,501 |
Common words with 協
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 協力cooperation; collaboration; help; support
- 妥協compromise; giving in
- 協議conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
- 協力者collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
- 協会association; society; organization; organisation
- ご協力cooperation; collaboration; help; support
- 協定arrangement; pact; agreement
- 協力的cooperative; helpful
- 協力関係cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure
- 協調cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
- 協調性cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
- 不協和音discord; dissonance; cacophony · discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
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