坑

pit

Stroke count: 7

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

pitRtK
hole

pit (esp. of a mine)

Radicals and components

Radical土earth

Components

How it's built

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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

金坑きんこう

銀坑ぎんこう

坑口こうこう

坑内こうない

within a pit or (mine) shaft

坑夫こうふ

竪坑たてこう

shaft (e.g. in a mine)

炭坑たんこう

入坑にゅうこう

entrance into drift or pit

坑内事故こうないじこ

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 坑

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