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括

fasten
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingカツ
Kun readingくく.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. fastenRtK
    最も広い意味では、意思伝達は、人々の間の考えや感情を伝達するあらゆる形を包括する。In its broadest sense communication includes all forms of transmitting thoughts or feelings between people.tatoeba
    括弧内は訓読み。Within the parenthesis is pronounced in the way of Kun (the Japanese pronunciation of Chinese character).wiki
  2. tie up
  3. arrest
  4. constrict
  1. to tie up
  2. to tie together
  3. to bind
  4. to bundle
  5. to fasten

Popular Usage

括弧一括

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · tongue · thousand · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 714

Compound words

括弧かっこ
brackets; parentheses
一括いっかつ
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
括るくくる
to tie up; to tie together; to bind; to bundle; to fasten
総括そうかつ
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
統括とうかつ
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
包括ほうかつ
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
概括がいかつ
summary
綜括そうかつ
summarization
一括めひとくるめ
one bunch
一括りひとくくり
lumping together
一括式いっかつしき
batch mode
鈎括弧カギカッコ
square brackets
括れ蔦くびれづた
sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)
括約筋かつやくきん
sphincter (muscle)
鍵括弧カギカッコ
square brackets
鉤括弧カギカッコ
square brackets
ひと括りひとくくり
lumping together
右小括弧みぎしょうかっこ
closing parenthesis
右中括弧みぎちゅうかっこ
closing brace
一括するいっかつする
to lump
統括するとうかつする
to unify
括りつけるくくりつける
to fasten (something or someone) to
括り付けるくくりつける
to fasten (something or someone) to
総括主宰者そうかつしゅさいしゃ
(electoral) campaign manager

Additional Examples

国務長官は対外関係を統括する。
The Secretary of State administers foreign affairs.tatoeba
括弧内は訓読み。
Within the parenthesis is pronounced in the way of Kun (the Japanese pronunciation of Chinese character).wiki
括弧内は法衣の色
The word inside the second set of parentheses shows the color of religious vestment.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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