坑

pit

Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingコウ

JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

pitRtK
hole

Radicals and components

Radical土earthComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · whirlwind · top hat (亠) · wind (風)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 328

Compound words

坑道こうどう

tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit

廃坑はいこう

closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 坑

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step