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勾

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • be bent
  • slope
  • capture

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コウ
  • ク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かぎ
  • ま.がる
Strokes
4
Frequency
#1914
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
勹#20 · wrap

Components

  • 勹
  • 厶

Common Words

  • 勾配こうばいNoun
    slope, incline, gradient
  • 勾玉まがたまNoun
    magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
  • 勾引こういんNoun
    arrest, custody, apprehending
  • 勾欄こうらんNoun
    railing, handrail, balustrade
  • 勾留こうりゅうNoun
    detention pending trial, confinement, custody
  • 勾かすかどわかすGodan verb
    to kidnap (esp. by force or deception), to abduct, to snatch
  • 勾引しかどわかしNoun
    kidnapper
  • 勾引すかどわすGodan verb
    to kidnap

Practice in Kanjiru

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