Kanji1 / 7
克 kanji
overcome, kindly, skillfully
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
コク
Kun readings
かつ
Words with 克
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3克服Popularconquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
- —克明Populardetailed; scrupulous; careful; minute; faithful; elaborate; diligent; honest; upright; sincere
- —克己self-control; self-mastery; self-restraint; self-denial
- —克復restoration
- —相克rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; struggle; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
- —超克overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
- —克鯨gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus); grey whale
- —克雪overcoming damage and problems caused by snow
- —克己心spirit of self-denial
- —下克上juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
- —克灰袋polyester bag for collecting volcanic ash
- —克己復礼exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality
- —一克a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate