Search Kanji for こう

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匃

beggar

Meaning: beggar; beg; give
Kun-yomi: こう/あた.える
On-yomi: カツ/カチ/カイ
忇

great achievement

Meaning: great achievement
Kun-yomi: こうろうがおおきい/おも.う
On-yomi: ロク
向

yonder

Meaning: yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach
Kun-yomi: む.く/む.い/-む.き/む.ける/-む.け/む.かう/む.かい/む.こう/む.
On-yomi: コウ
妁

go-between

Meaning: go-between
Kun-yomi: なこうど
On-yomi: シャク
佼

beautiful

Meaning: beautiful; clever; deceive; sly
Kun-yomi: こう.す/うつく.しい
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ
芬

perfume

Meaning: perfume
Kun-yomi: かおり/こうば.しい
On-yomi: フン
呬

to rest

Meaning: to rest
Kun-yomi: いき/いこう
On-yomi: キ/チ/レイ/リョウ
姜

Chinese surname

Meaning: Chinese surname; ginger
Kun-yomi: こう
On-yomi: キョウ/ガ
神

gods

Meaning: gods; mind; soul
Kun-yomi: かみ/かん-/こう-
On-yomi: シン/ジン
被

incur

Meaning: incur; cover; veil; brood over; shelter; wear; put on; be exposed (film); receiving
Kun-yomi: こうむ.る/おお.う/かぶ.る/かぶ.せる
On-yomi: ヒ
神

spirit

Meaning: spirit
Kun-yomi: かみ/こう/たましい
On-yomi: シン/ジン
莱

goosefoot

Meaning: goosefoot; pigweed
Kun-yomi: あかざ/あわち/こうがい
On-yomi: ライ/リ
盖

cover

Meaning: cover; lid; flap
Kun-yomi: ふた/けだ.し/おお.う/かさ/かこう
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ/コウ
萊

goosefoot

Meaning: goosefoot; weed; fallow field
Kun-yomi: あかざ/あれわ/こうがい
On-yomi: ライ/リ
梱

pack

Meaning: pack; tie up; bale
Kun-yomi: こう.る/こうり/こり/しきみ
On-yomi: コン
脬

bladder

Meaning: bladder
Kun-yomi: ぼうこう
On-yomi: ホウ/ヒョウ
斯

this

Meaning: this; thus; such; verbal pause
Kun-yomi: か/こう/か.く/この/これ/ここに
On-yomi: シ
跗

the instep

Meaning: the instep
Kun-yomi: あしのこう
On-yomi: フ
媒

mediator

Meaning: mediator; go-between
Kun-yomi: なこうど
On-yomi: バイ
揥

scratcher

Meaning: scratcher
Kun-yomi: こうがい
On-yomi: テイ/タイ/テキ/チャク
笄

hairpin

Meaning: hairpin; crossbar of anchor; metal rod on sheath
Kun-yomi: こうがい
On-yomi: ケイ
楮

paper mulberry

Meaning: paper mulberry
Kun-yomi: こうぞ
On-yomi: チョ
糀

malt

Meaning: malt; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: こうじ
On-yomi:
葢

cover

Meaning: cover; lid; flap
Kun-yomi: ふた/けだ.し/おお.う/かさ/かこう
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ/コウ
蒒

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こうぼうむぎ
On-yomi: シ
蓋

cover

Meaning: cover; lid; flap
Kun-yomi: ふた/けだ.し/おお.う/かさ/かこう
On-yomi: ガイ/カイ/コウ
榕

evergreen mulberry

Meaning: evergreen mulberry
Kun-yomi: あこう
On-yomi: ヨウ
榖

paper mulberry

Meaning: paper mulberry
Kun-yomi: こうぞ
On-yomi: コク/コウ/ク
蒙

ignorance

Meaning: ignorance; darkness; get; receive; be subjected to; sustain; Mongolia
Kun-yomi: こうむ.る/おお.う/くら.い
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ
馛

fragrance

Meaning: fragrance; fragrant
Kun-yomi: にお.い/こうば.しい
On-yomi: ハツ/バチ/ヘツ/ヘチ
蝙

bat

Meaning: bat
Kun-yomi: こうもり
On-yomi: ヘン
樒

tree whose branches are placed on Buddhist graves

Meaning: tree whose branches are placed on Buddhist graves
Kun-yomi: しきみ/じんこう
On-yomi: ミツ
麹

malt

Meaning: malt; yeast
Kun-yomi: こうじ
On-yomi: キク
馟

fragrant

Meaning: fragrant
Kun-yomi: こうば.しい
On-yomi: ト/ズ
麯

yeast

Meaning: yeast; leaven
Kun-yomi: こうじ
On-yomi: キク
薨

die

Meaning: die
Kun-yomi: こう.じる/みまか.る
On-yomi: コウ
櫁

Japanese star anise

Meaning: Japanese star anise
Kun-yomi: しきみ/じんこう
On-yomi: ミツ
蟙

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こうもり
On-yomi: ショク/シキ
雚

heron

Meaning: heron; small cup
Kun-yomi: こうのとり
On-yomi: カン
麴

yeast

Meaning: yeast; leaven; surname
Kun-yomi: こうじ
On-yomi: キク
鯪

carp

Meaning: carp
Kun-yomi: せんざんこう
On-yomi: リョウ
犢

calf

Meaning: calf
Kun-yomi: こうし
On-yomi: トク
馦

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こう
On-yomi: ケン
鸛

Japanese stork

Meaning: Japanese stork
Kun-yomi: こうのとり
On-yomi: カン

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