Moji Ninja

個 — individual; counter for things

個 means “individual; counter for things”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko), カ (ka). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 個々 (koko, “individual; one by one”).

個
Stroke order of 個
Meaning
individual; counter for things
On'yomi
コ (ko), カ (ka)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 2

How to remember 個

A person (亻) solid (固) in themselves: an individual.

Sounds like 固: both read コ.

Parts: 亻 person · 固 solid

Words with 個

WordReadingMeaning
個々ここ koko onindividual; one by one

Don't confuse it with

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