こう

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Prefix 1.1.1 See also 1.2 Verb 1.3 Kanji reading

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Prefix

こう (romaji kō)

1. like this, in this way, so, thus

[edit] See also

Japanese demonstratives (edit)
	ko-	so-	a-	do-
Pronoun	これ	それ	あれ	どれ
Determiner	この	その	あの	どの
Kind	こんな	そんな	あんな	どんな
Place	ここ	そこ	あそこ*	どこ
Direction	こちら	そちら	あちら	どちら
Manner	こう	そう	ああ	どう
* irregular

[edit] Verb

こう (godan conjugation, romaji kou)

1. 請う: ask, beg, request, entreat, appeal, solicit

[edit] Kanji reading

こう (romaji kō)

1. 口: mouth, opening, entrance, hole; kind, sort; job
2. 工: work, craft, art, skill; workman, artisan
3. 孔: hole, cavity
4. 公: prince, lord; public
5. 甲: "A", first, the former, the one; shell, armor, tortoise shell, crab shell; back of the hand; instep; the back
6. 功: efficiency, merit, distinguished services, achievement, success, exploit, honor, credit
7. 光: light, ray, beam; radiance, brilliance, brightness; shine, flash, gleam, glitter, glimmer, twinkle, sparkle, glow, luster, gloss
8. 江: river, creek; inlet, bay
9. 香: fragrant, sweet smelling; incense
10. 校: (prefix) school; military field officer
11. 項: section, member, term
12. 鉱: mine; mineral, ore
13. 綱: heavy rope, hawser; main points; (biological classification) class
14. 稿: draft, manuscript, rough copy
15. 鋼: steel; hard, strong, tough
16. 衡: measure, weigh, judge, consider
17. 購: buy, purchase; hire
18. 亘
19. 交