The kanji 顧: meaning, readings and stroke order

顧

Meaning: look back, care about
On reading: コ ko
Kun reading: かえり（みる） kaerimiru
Strokes: 21
Radical: 頁 leaf
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nhìn lại, quan tâm (cố)
Japanese: ふりかえる。きにかける。
Korean: 돌아보다, 마음을 쓰다 (고)
Chinese: 回顾、照顾 (顾)

Readings, words and example sentences

コ ko · on reading · less common

顧こ問もん
adviser (of a club)
部の 顧こ問もんの先生に相談します。
I talk it over with the teacher who advises our club.

かえり（みる） kaerimiru · kun reading · less common

顧かえりみる
to look back on
一年を 顧かえりみます。
I look back on the past year.

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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.