# 顧 — look back; review

顧 means “look back; review”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 21 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). Kun'yomi: かえり(みる) (kaerimiru). You'll see it in words such as 顧みる (kaerimiru, “to look back on; to reflect on”).

- Meaning: look back; review
- On'yomi: コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi: かえり(みる) (kaerimiru)
- Strokes: 21
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 2

## How to remember 顧

Sounds like 雇: both read コ.

Parts: 雇 employ · 頁 head; page

## Words with 顧

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 顧みる | かえりみる (kaerimiru) | to look back on; to reflect on |

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 2” set

[析](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/analyse/) · [顧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-back/) · [哲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/philosophy/) · [妥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/compromise/) · [旨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gist/) · [憶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/recollect/) · [概](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/broad-outline/)

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