Onyomi: キョウ, コウ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: correction, exam, printing, proof, school
Kanji for correction, exam, printing, proof, school
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The kanji 校 combines 木 (tree) and 交 (to mix or intersect). In ancient script, 交 showed the crossing of lines or paths — symbolizing interaction or exchange. Together with 木 (wood, tree), the character originally referred to a place where wooden structures or posts crossed, but over time, it came to mean a place where people gather and exchange knowledge — a “school.” Thus, 校 evolved from the image of things intersecting to represent a place of learning and connection.
Made from 木 (tree) and 交 (to mix or intersect), 校 represents a place where people and ideas meet — a school or institution for learning.
This kanji declares: where trees (木) stand at the crossing (交) of knowledge, there is learning — 校 means school, the place where minds meet and grow.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 校 | こう | school | JLPT-N1 Suffix, Counter |
| 校長 | こうちょう | principal, head teacher, headmaster, headmistress | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ | school building, schoolhouse | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 校庭 | こうてい | schoolyard, school playground, school grounds, campus | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 購買 | こうばい | procurement, purchase, buying | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 校歌 | こうか | school song | common Noun |
| 校正 | こうせい | proofreading | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 校則 | こうそく | school rules, school regulations | common Noun |
| 校門 | こうもん | school gate | common Noun |
| 校章 | こうしょう | school badge, school emblem, school insignia | Noun |