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掴 – catch, seize, grasp
11 strokesN3 vocabulary
The kanji 掴 means catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カク (kaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つか.む、つか.まえる、つか.まる (tsukamu, tsukamaeru, tsukamaru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | カク | kaku |
| Kun’yomi | つか.む | tsukamu |
| Kun’yomi | つか.まえる | tsukamaeru |
| Kun’yomi | つか.まる | tsukamaru |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 王・囗・扎・丶.
Words using 掴
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.