鉤

13 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

hook, barb, gaff, brackets

Kun'yomi
  • かぎ
    		hook ②hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
  • はり
    		needle ②hook ③counter for stitches
  • ばり
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • ク

Main Radical

金(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かぎ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

hook, barb, gaff
かぎ　コウ　ク (Kentei Pre-1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
phrase, clause, sentence
ク　すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

かぎ
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claw
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じゅう
十
じ
字
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
じ
自
ざい
在
かぎ
鉤
pothook (for hanging a pot, etc. over a fire)
かぎ
鉤
hook ②hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
て
手
かぎ
鉤
short gaff
かぎ
鉤
　
の
て
手
right-angled bend
かぎ
鉤
ばな
鼻
hooked nose
ひき
引
め
目
かぎ
鉤
ばな
鼻
style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period
　
ひ
　
っ
　
か
　
け
かぎ
鉤
grappling hook
かぎ
鉤
　
ホ
　
ッ
　
ク
hook and eye (clothing fastener)
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References

Unicode hex code 9264
JIS X 0208 1-78-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4841
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6250
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1939
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40319
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a5.17
Four corner code 8712.0