こう

こう
this way

Reading

Readingこう
N4 VocabJLPT N4adv.

Meanings

  1. this way
  1. in this wayadv.kanaused for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker
  2. like this
  3. so
  4. thus
  5. this (much)adv.kana
  6. so
  7. uhinterj.kanainterjection used as a verbal pause
  8. er
  9. mm
  10. well

Synonyms

ああそうどう

Homonyms

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Real voices: how native speakers say it

These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.

こういう生き方もあるのかと感心した
こういういきかたもあるのかとかんしんしたI was impressed by this way of living.
こういうことで、私は老を養いながら
こういうことで、わたしはろうをやしないながらLike this, I support my elderly parent while
こういう展開になったら主人公が勝つんだよなあ
こういうてんかいになったらしゅじんこうがかつんだよなあWith a development like this, the protagonist always wins.

Recordings and sentences: Mozilla Common Voice, CC0

Stroke order

こ
う

Practice Writing

Practice Writing こう

The whole word, one canvas per character — with a guide, then twice from memory, every character checked