# 孔 — small hole; Confucius

孔 means “small hole; Confucius”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou), ク (ku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: small hole; Confucius
- On'yomi: コウ (kou), ク (ku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Shapes 2

## How to remember 孔

Parts: 子 child · 乙 hook

## More in the “Shapes 2” set

[径](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diameter/) · [斜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diagonal/) · [紋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/family-crest/) · [塊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lump/) · [肖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/resemblance/) · [擬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mimic/) · [孔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/small-hole/)

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