# 項 — item; paragraph

項 means “item; paragraph”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: item; paragraph
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 項

Sounds like 工: both read コウ.

Parts: 工 tool; work · 頁 head; page

## Don't confuse it with

[貢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tribute/) · [頃](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/around-a-time/) · [順](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sequence/) · [須](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/must/)

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[請](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ask-for/) · [弁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/speech/) · [拒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reject/) · [項](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/item/) · [掲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/post-up/) · [称](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/appellation/) · [誘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lure/) · [謝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/apologize/) · [訳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/translate/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/item/. Last updated 2026-11-01.