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Kanji Detail for 勾 - "hook, bend"
勾
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Meaning
勾 means "hook, bend." Also associated with arrest.
Hook - A curved catching device.
Bend - To curve; to angle.
Arrest - To capture; to detain.
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Words using 勾
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勾配
こうばい
slope; incline; gradient
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勾配
こうばい
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Tattoo check: 勾
- Verified meaning: hook, bend
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: arrest
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
be bent; slope; capture
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
hook, join, connect; entice
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Gou
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to hook, to join, to connect; to entice
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Curved. 勾股: A mathematical term. The two perpendicular sides of a right triangle: the horizontal is called 勾, the vertical is called 股. | To mark. Making a symbol on text. Such as marking paragraphs and deletions. Removing is also called 勾. Such as 一筆勾消 (cancel with one stroke). | To hook and take. Such as enticing is called 勾引. Today's 勾攝, 勾取 meaning to arrest originate from this.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 勾
The gradient of this hill is steep.
The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.
It is very important to decide what to do about the slope of the roof.
しかし城にたどりつくなり、近衛兵を率いた人によって、わたしはこの牢獄に勾引されてしまった。
However, when I finally reached the castle I was thrown into this prison by the commander of the imperial guard.