This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、あぶら
Romaji: kou, abura
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fat, grease, lard, paste, ointment, plaster

Stroke Diagram

1234567891011121314

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  189
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-2-12
Korean Reading:  go
Chinese Reading:  gao4
Unicode:  818f
JIS:  3951

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2141
Nelson Index: 5250
New Nelson Index: 4860
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j12.1
Four Corner Index: 0022.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29800
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0355
Remembering the kanji Index: 2923
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1839
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2931
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2658

Words

(あぶら)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
軟膏 (なんこう)
ointment; salve
脂汗 (あぶらあせ)
cold sweat; greasy sweat
二股膏薬 (ふたまたこうやく、ふたまたごうやく)
double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict
石膏像 (せっこうぞう)
plaster figure (bust)
石膏 (せっこう)
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
絆創膏 (ばんそうこう、バンソーコー、バンソーコ)
adhesive plaster; sticking plaster; bandage; band-aid
病膏肓に入る (やまいこうこうにいる、やまいこうもうにいる)
to become seriously ill; to catch an incurable illness; to become a slave of a habit
内股膏薬 (うちまたこうやく、うちまたごうやく)
double-dealer; fence-sitter; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict; duplicity; turncoat
按摩膏 (あんまこう)
massaging plaster
Find More