overcome, kindly, skillfully
克 centers on prevailing over difficulty: overcoming obstacles, handling things skillfully, or acting with a kindly, capable authority that resolves problems.
克 is thought to combine 古 (old) and 儿 (legs/person), but the exact historical development is uncertain. It may have originally depicted a person bearing a burden, symbolizing overcoming.
The top 古 suggests something old or established, and the bottom 儿 looks like legs. Imagine standing firm on old, solid ground to overcome challenges with skill and kindness.
For コク, picture a determined cook overcoming a difficult recipe: cook -> コク, and the cook skillfully prevails.
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
self-control; self-mastery; self-restraint; self-denial
detailed; scrupulous; careful; minute; faithful; elaborate
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; struggle
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality
spirit of self-denial
restoration
polyester bag for collecting volcanic ash
overcoming damage and problems caused by snow
act with restraint and conform to the ways of etiquette
to control oneself
junk (Chinese ship)