9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict

Kun'yomi
  • to tie up ②to hang (oneself) ③to summarize ④to estimate
On'yomi
  • カツ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カツ 86.8%
くく 13.2%

Character Breakdown

fasten, tie up, arrest
カツ くく.る (9th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

unification ②control
lumping together
summarization ②review (by labor or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 62EC
JIS X 0208 1-19-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1896
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2143
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 376
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 449
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 276
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 334
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 661
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 714
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1664
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1474
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11988
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1085
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1260
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1332
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1353
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1257
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1472
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 885
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 668
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c6.12
Four corner code 5206.4
De Roo Code 1377