Kanji

克

克

overcome, kindly, skillfully

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

儿部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かつ

Nanori (Name Reading)

いそし, かつ, かつみ, すぐる, たえ, なり, まさる, よし

Common Readings

コク

Example sentences

克服 こくふく
彼は自らの弱点を克服した。

He overcame his own weaknesses.

弱点 じゃくてん
彼は自分の弱点を克服した。

He overcame his weakness.

克明 こくめい
彼は日々の出来事を克明に記録した

He recorded the daily events in detail.

相克 そうこく
彼は理性と感情の相克に苦しんだ。

He suffered from the conflict between reason and emotion.

打ち克つ うちかつ
己の弱さに打ち克つことが大切だ。

It is important to overcome your own weakness.

克己心 こっきしん
厳しいトレーニングを続けるには、強い克己心が必要だ。

A strong spirit of self-control is necessary to keep up with rigorous training.

Example Vocabulary

克服

こくふく

conquest; overcoming; mastery

克明

こくめい

detailed; scrupulous

下克上

げこくじょう

相克

そうこく

conflict; clash; friction

克己

こっき

打ち克つ

うちかつ

to overcome; to conquer; to defeat

克己心

こっきしん

spirit of self-control; self-denial

超克

ちょうこく

克つ

かつ

己に克つ

おのれにかつ

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