工 – Kanji details

Keyword

construction

Info

Frequency	Top 600-700
Type	Kyōiku (2nd grade) ?
Kanken	Level 9
Heisig	80
Readings	こう (78%) く (17%) たくみ (1%) ぐ (1%)
	たく

Mnemonic

A pictograph of a steel I-beam used during construction.

Used in kanji (31 in total)

empty air

attack

difference

fear

ceremony

left

inquire

deep red

success

large river

construct

sorceress

paragraph

skillful

rainbow

tribute

anal

ancient harp

large goose

sound of footsteps

lifespan [old]

woodworker

crowbar

get confused

mercury

???

???

???

to hide [old]

small kidney bean

streams running underground

Used in vocabulary (947 in total)

工く夫ふう

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

工こう場じょう

factory; plant; mill; workshop

工こう事じ

construction work

944 more...

Examples (200 in total)

この公こう園えんは工こう場じょうの跡あとに作つくられた。

This park was built on the site of a former factory.

この工こう場じょうは一いち日にちに千せん台だいの車くるまを作つくり出だす。

This factory produces a thousand cars a day.

私わたしは普ふ段だんと同おなじように工こう場じょうに行いきました。

I went to the factory as usual.