The kanji 恭: meaning, readings and stroke order

恭

Meaning: respectful, polite
On reading: キョウ kyou
Kun reading: うやうや（しい） uyauyashii
Strokes: 10
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cung kính, lễ phép (cung)
Japanese: うやうやしい。つつしむ。
Korean: 공손하다 (공)
Chinese: 恭敬

Readings, words and example sentences

キョウ kyou · on reading · less common

恭きょう順じゅん
submission, obedience
恭きょう順じゅんの意を示します。
They show that they will obey.

うやうや（しい） uyauyashii · kun reading · less common

恭うやうやしい
respectful, reverent
恭うやうやしく 頭を下げます。
He bows his head respectfully.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.