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Kanji Detail for 鈎 - "hook, fishhook, belt clasp"

鈎

  • Meaning

    鈎 means "hook, fishhook, belt clasp."

    1. Hook - A curved metal tool.

    2. Fishhook - A hook for catching fish.

    3. Sickle - A curved cutting tool.

    4. Belt clasp - A fastener for a belt.

    5. Catch - To hook onto.

    6. Extract - To take out.

    7. Bend - To curve.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hook; barb; gaff; brackets

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hook, barb; sickle; stroke with

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    hook, barb; sickle; to stroke
  • Onyomitip

    koh(コウ) コウ

    ku(ク) ク

  • Kunyomitip

    kagi(かぎ) かぎ

  • Strokestip

    12 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords
    hook fishhook belt clasp bend catch extract
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