克 means overcome
kindly, skillfully
An elder overcoming: overcome.
On'yomi
- コクkoku
Kun'yomi
- か(つ)katsu
How it's built
- 古old
- 兄elder brother
Common words
- 克服こくふくconquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming
- 克明こくめいdetailed; scrupulous
- 馬克マルクmark (former currency of Germany)
- 新約克ニューヨークNew York