Hanja Analyzer
剛

剛 — gang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
굳셀 강
Romanization
gang
English
hard, tough, rigid, strong
Mandarin
gāng
Japanese on'yomi
ゴウ
Japanese kun'yomi
こわい つよい
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,576 of 2,500
Strokes
10
Radical
刀 (18, 8 residual)
Phonetic component
岡(강)
Unicode
U+525B

Parts that make up 剛

  • 岡 산등성이 강sound 산등성이를 그린 것‘강’ 계열의 소리
  • 刂 칼 도variant of 刀 칼날베고 가르는 일. 오른쪽에서 刂 로 쓴다

Korean example words with 剛

  • 강모剛毛 Korean gloss: 뻣뻣하고 억센 털
  • 강기剛氣 Korean gloss: 굳세고 꿋꿋한 기상
  • 강유剛柔 Korean gloss: 성품의 굳셈과 부드러움
  • 강도剛度 Korean gloss: 금속의 단단하고 센 정도
  • 강력剛力 Korean gloss: 꺾이지 아니하는 굳센 힘
  • 강병剛兵 Korean gloss: 굳세고 강한 병사나 군대
  • 강심剛心 Korean gloss: 속에 들어 있는 단단한 물건
  • 완강頑剛 Korean gloss: 기질이 꿋꿋하고 곧으며 고집이 셈
  • 강단剛斷 Korean gloss: 어떤 일을 야무지게 결정하고 처리하는 힘
  • 강용하다剛勇 Korean gloss: 굳세고 용감하다
  • 지강하다至剛 Korean gloss: 지극히 강직하다
  • 강직하다剛直 Korean gloss: 마음이 꼿꼿하고 곧다

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

Japanese words with 剛

  • 金剛こんごう vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine
  • 剛毅ごうき fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness
  • 剛健ごうけん vigour; vigor; virility
  • 剛ごう strength; toughness; bravery
  • 剛臆ごうおく bravery and cowardice
  • 剛果ごうか valor and decisiveness (valour)
  • 剛球ごうきゅう fast, heavy ball; fastball
  • 剛強ごうきょう strength; firmness
  • 剛性ごうせい stiffness; rigidity
  • 剛体ごうたい rigid body
  • 剛直ごうちょく upright; incorruptible; morally courageous
  • 剛毛ごうもう bristle; seta; stiff hair

Characters sharing the phonetic 岡

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “강” in Korean.

Other hanja read “강”

Other hanja with radical 刀

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