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Kanji Detail for 考 - "to think, to investigate, father"

考

  • Meaning

    考 means "to think, to investigate, father."

    1. To think - To consider; to ponder; to deliberate.

    2. Father - Deceased father.

    3. To live long - To grow old.

    4. To examine - To test; to verify; to try.

  • Words using 考

    • 考え かんがえ Listen thinking; thought; view
    • 考え方 かんがえかた Listen way of thinking; point of view; opinion
    • 参考 さんこう Listen reference; consultation
    • 思考 しこう Listen thought; consideration; thinking
    • 考古学 こうこがく Listen archaeology; archeology
    • 考慮 こうりょ Listen consideration; taking into account
    • 再考 さいこう Listen reconsideration
    • 考察 こうさつ Listen consideration; inquiry; enquiry

  • Four-character idioms with 考

    • 人事考課 じんじこうか Listen merit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation
    • 千思万考 せんしばんこう Listen deep meditation; mature consideration
    • 垂直思考 すいちょくしこう Listen rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions; vertical thinking; linear thinking
    • 沈思黙考 ちんしもっこう Listen being lost in deep thought

  • Tattoo check: 考

    • Verified meaning: to think, to investigate, father
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, たかし)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 考

    Given names 考(こう)Listen 考(たかし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    consider; think over

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    examine, test; investigate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to beat; to hit; variant of 考[kao3]; to inspect; to test; to take an exam

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to test, to investigate, to examine

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Old age and longevity. Such as 壽考 (longevity). | A deceased father is called 考. Such as 顯考 (late father). | To examine. Such as 考據 (textual research), 考訂 (verify and correct). Originally written as 攷. | Examining scholars is called 考. Such as in the imperial examination era, 歲考 (annual examination), 科考 (provincial examination). Now schools have 學期考試 (term examinations), 畢業考試 (graduation examinations).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kanga.e(かんが-え) かんが-え

    kanga.eru(かんが-える) かんが-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    老 耂 (oikammuri・oigashira・oi)

  • Related Keywords

    to think father age attempt exam investigate longevity measure test consider ponder analyze contemplate deliberate evaluate reflect review scrutinize

Sentences including 考

  • Give me some time to think it over.

  • That he should think so is quite natural.

  • I think of watching tv as a waste of time.

  • I must put my ideas together before i take up a pen.

  • Put yourself in my place.

  • A good idea occurred to him.

  • I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

  • The trouble is that he thinks only of himself.

  • Oedipus thought for a long while.

  • His sister makes too much of fashion.

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