扼

7 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

command, dominate, prevent, obstruct

Kun'yomi
  • おさえる
On'yomi
  • ヤク
  • アク

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヤク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

command, dominate, prevent
ヤク　アク　おさ.える (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
unlucky, misfortune, bad luck
ヤク (9th, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

やく
扼
　
す
　
る
to command ②to prevent ③to grip
やく
扼
さつ
殺
strangulation (with the hands or arms)
せっ
切
し
歯
やく
扼
わん
腕
being enraged (indignant, impatient)
こう
絞
やく
扼
strangulation
やく
扼
　
す
to command ②to prevent ③to grip
いん
咽
こう
喉
　
を
やく
扼
　
す
　
る
to gain control of a key position
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References

Unicode hex code 627C
JIS X 0208 1-57-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1842
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2079
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11848
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c4.20
Four corner code 5101.2