孝

filial piety

Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingコウ、キョウ

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical子childComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

old man · child (子)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1342

Compound words

孝行こうこう

filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)

不孝ふこう

undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (the crime of) cursing one's parents; disowning one's child

親孝行おやこうこう

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

親不孝おやふこう

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 孝

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