JLPT N5 · 10 strokes
Kanji 校: "exam, school, printing"
The kanji 校 means "exam, school, printing, proof, correction". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read コウ, 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)
コウキョウ
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 | exam, school, printing, proof, correction |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 294 of 2,501 |
Common words with 校
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 学校school
- 高校senior high school; high school
- 小学校primary school; elementary school; grade school
- 校舎school building; schoolhouse
- 高校生senior high school student
- 登校attendance (at school); going to school
- 中学校junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
- 校内within a school
- 校門school gate
- 転校changing schools
- 校長principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
- 校庭schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
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