Quick answer
工 is the kanji for "Craft". It is a JLPT N4 kanji. The main reading is こう (kou). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Craft
Also : Work · Construction
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
3 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 工 represents 'CRAFT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of craft.
On-reading: こう — sounds like 'ko' in 'coat'.
Example Sentences
工場で働いています。
こうじょうではたらいています。
I work at a factory.
道路工事で渋滞しています。
どうろこうじでじゅうたいしています。
There's a traffic jam due to road construction.
Vocabulary using 工
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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