EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception; invention

    フロイトは精神分析を考案した。
    Freud originated psychoanalysis.

Also written 考按【こうあん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

consider, think over

Kun
かんが.えるかんが.え
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
196 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

たか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 2-4-2, 4-6-4, 3-4-3, 2-4-3, 4-7-4SKIP code
2k4.4The Kanji Dictionary
4420.7Four corner code
1452deroo
8003Unicode hex code
1-25-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3684Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4697New Nelson (John Haig)
3196New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3962Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2039Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2753Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1252Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1341Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
191A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
540Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
197Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28843Morohashi
117A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
541Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
550Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
74sakade
239Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
130henshall3
122Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
63crowley
212Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
1577Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1260Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kao3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

Kun
つくえ
On
アン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N1
Frequency
206 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-7, 2-6-4SKIP code
3m7.6The Kanji Dictionary
3090.4Four corner code
764deroo
6848Unicode hex code
1-16-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1308Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2667New Nelson (John Haig)
2270New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2824Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1455Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1960Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
214Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
227Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
218A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
500Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14762Morohashi
418A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
106Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
106Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
340sakade
634Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
442henshall3
537Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
353crowley
305Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1060Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
218Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
an4Pinyin reading
anKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level