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Kanji for Overcome
The kanji for “overcome” is 克, read koku and written in 7 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
克
overcome
To overcome and win against hardship, including against yourself.
7 strokes On reading コク (koku) Kun reading かつ (katsu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: overcome, kindly, skillfully
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ka, katsu, yoshi
In Japan it appears in about 372 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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