Hanja Analyzer
克

克 — geuk

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
이길 극
Romanization
geuk
English
gram; overcome; transliteration
Mandarin
kè
Japanese on'yomi
コク
Japanese kun'yomi
か.つ
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,333 of 2,500
Strokes
7
Radical
儿 (10, 5 residual)
Phonetic component
兄
Unicode
U+514B

Parts that make up 克

  • 古 예 고 방패와 입옛것. ‘고’ 계열의 소리로 자주 쓴다
  • 兄 형 형sound 입을 크게 벌린 사람형, 그리고 빎. ‘형·황’ 계열의 소리

Korean example words with 克

  • 극일하다克日 Korean gloss: 일본을 이기다
  • 극복되다克服 Korean gloss: 적이 져서 굴복되다
  • 극명하다克明 Korean gloss: 속속들이 똑똑하게 밝히다
  • 초극하다超克 Korean gloss: 어려움 따위를 넘어 극복해 내다
  • 극정하다克定 Korean gloss: 적을 무찔러 평화롭고 안정되게 하다
  • 극기하다克己 Korean gloss: 자기의 감정이나 욕심, 충동 따위를 이성적 의지로 눌러 이기다
  • 극복자克服者 Korean gloss: 악조건이나 고생 따위를 이겨 낸 사람
  • 극복기克服期 Korean gloss: 악조건이나 고생 따위를 이겨 내는 기간
  • 극복법克服法 Korean gloss: 악조건이나 고생 따위를 이겨 내는 방법
  • 극기력克己力 Korean gloss: 자기의 감정이나 충동 따위를 스스로 눌러 이기는 힘
  • 극기심克己心 Korean gloss: 자기의 감정이나 욕심, 충동 따위를 스스로 눌러 이기는 마음
  • 극과克果 Korean gloss: 능히 해냄.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 克

  • 克服こくふく conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting
  • 克明こくめい detailed; scrupulous; careful
  • 相克そうこく rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife
  • 下克上げこくじょう juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
  • 馬克マルク mark (former currency of Germany)
  • 克己こっき self-control; self-mastery; self-restraint
  • 克復こくふく restoration
  • 超克ちょうこく overcoming; conquering; surmounting
  • 克鯨コククジラ gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus); grey whale
  • 戎克ジャンク junk (Chinese ship)
  • 克雪こくせつ overcoming damage and problems caused by snow
  • 烏克蘭ウクライナ Ukraine

Characters sharing the phonetic 兄

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “극”

Other hanja with radical 儿

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