掬

11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

scoop up water with the hand

Kun'yomi
  • きくす
  • むすぶ
  • すくう
    		to scoop
  • たなごころ
On'yomi
  • キク
  • コク

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すくう 70.0%
キク 15.0%
きくす 15.0%

Character Breakdown

scoop up water with the hand
すく.う　キク　きく.す (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
handful
キク　コク　むす.ぶ
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

いっ
一
きく
掬
small amount
すく
掬
　
い
な
投
　
げ
variety of beltless arm throw
こ
小
また
股
すく
掬
　
い
over-thigh scooping body drop
すく
掬
　
い
scooping
　
ど
　
じょ
　
う
すく
掬
　
い
　
ま
　
ん
　
じゅ
　
う
steamed bun shaped like a loach catcher
きく
掬
　
す
　
る
to scoop up (with both hands) ②to empathize with
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References

Unicode hex code 63AC
JIS X 0208 1-21-37
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1937
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2197
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 599
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 452
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12290
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c8.35
Four corner code 5702.0