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Kyōiku Kanji

校 — school

Grade 1こう

校 (readings: こう; Japanese kanji) means “school”. It is a Grade 1 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 1 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 学校 (school).

What does 校 mean?

Kanji
Meaningschool
Readingsこう
GradeGrade 1 (Easiest)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school

How to read 校

校 is read こう depending on the word.

Example words with 校

Example学校 (school)
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Updated: 2026-07-14