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Kanji Detail for 摑 - "grasp, catch"

摑

  • Meaning

    摑 means "grasp, catch." Also associated with strike.

    1. Strike - To hit with the hand; to slap.

    2. Grasp - To grip firmly; to seize with fingers.

    3. Catch - To take hold of; to capture.

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    • Verified meaning: grasp, catch
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: strike

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    box one's ears; slap

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    box one's ears, slap

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to slap; also pr. [guo2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to slap, to box one's ears

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To hit. To slap the ear.

  • Onyomi

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    kaku(カク) カク

  • Kunyomi

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    tsuka.maeru(つか-まえる) つか-まえる

    tsuka.maru(つか-まる) つか-まる

    tsuka.mu(つか-む) つか-む

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    strike grasp catch grab seize apprehend capture clasp clutch grip hit hold slap punch beat blow knock palm nab

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