克

Meaning

克 centers on prevailing over difficulty: overcoming obstacles, handling things skillfully, or acting with a kindly, capable authority that resolves problems.

• 克服こくふく
  N3

  conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

• 下克上げこくじょう

  juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

• 克己こっき

  self-control; self-mastery; self-restraint; self-denial

• 克明こくめい
  N1

  detailed; scrupulous; careful; minute; faithful; elaborate

• 相克そうこく

  rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; struggle

• 超克ちょうこく

  overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over

• 克己復礼こっきふくれい

  exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality

• 克己心こっきしん

  spirit of self-denial

• 克復こくふく

  restoration

• 克灰袋こくはいぶくろ

  polyester bag for collecting volcanic ash

• 克雪こくせつ

  overcoming damage and problems caused by snow

• 己に克ち礼に復るおのれにかちれいにかえる

  act with restraint and conform to the ways of etiquette

• 己に克つおのれにかつ

  to control oneself

• 戎克ジャンク

  junk (Chinese ship)

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