“Overcome” or “Conquer” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “克”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “克” means “Endure”, “Restore” or “Engrave” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “克”

Jouyou Kanji “克” Stroke Order
Stroke # |
7 Strokes |
On-Yomi |
こく(koku) |
Kun-Yomi |
か(つ)(ka(tsu)) |
よ(く)(yo(ku)) |
Meanings |
Overcome, Conquer, Control oneself |
Enough, Sufficiently |
Do well a thing, Has enough ability to do a thing |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “克”, and their meanings
Words |
Meanings |
克似(こくじ-ko ku ji) |
Very similar, Very alike |
克服(こくふく-ko ku fu ku) |
Overcome, Conquest, Surmounting |
克復(こくふく-ko ku fu ku) |
Recover, Recapture, Restoration, Overcoming difficult situations and returning to the original state |
克明(こくめい-ko ku me i) |
Detailed, Elaborate |
克己(こっき-ko kki) |
Self-restraint, Self-control, Self-denial |
克苦(こっく-ko kku) |
To endure the distressness, overcome it and work hard |
下克上(げこくじょう-ge ko ku jo u) |
Juniors dominating seniors, Retainer supplanting his lord, Inferiors overthrowing their superiors |
哥薩克(こさっく-ko sa kku) |
Cossack |
相克(そうこく-so u ko ku) |
Fighting to win against one’s rival, Rivalry, Conflict |
超克(ちょうこく-cho u ko ku) |
Overcoming, Conquering, Surmounting, Getting over |
馬克(まるく-ma ru ku) |
Mark (money unit of Germany) |
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