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鈎
Kanji meaning "hook, barb, gaff"
Jiten frequency #3525
Kanken Level 準1
12 strokes
Meanings
hook, barb, gaff, brackets
On'yomi
コウ
ク
Kun'yomi
かぎ
Reading usage
かぎ
11 (61%)
こう
4 (22%)
ち
1 (6%)
はり
1 (6%)
まがり
1 (6%)
鈎
(
かぎ
)
爪
(
づめ
)
claw
#121958
鈎
(
かぎ
)
鼻
(
ばな
)
hooked nose
#213651
鈎
(
かぎ
)
型
(
がた
)
hook-shaped
#221189
鈎
(
かぎ
)
hook
#226233
鈎
(
かぎ
)
形
(
がた
)
hook-shaped
#307727
鈎
(
かぎ
)
なり
hooklike
#390420
鈎取
(
かぎとり
)
Kagitori
#390420
鈎
(
かぎ
)
括
(
かっ
)
弧
(
こ
)
square brackets
#462031
引
(
ひき
)
目
(
め
)
鈎
(
かぎ
)
鼻
(
ばな
)
style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period
#462031
鈎取本
(
かぎとりほん
)
Kagitorihon
#462031
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Most common words using this kanji
鈎
(
はり
)
needle
#73267
鈎
(
かぎ
)
爪
(
づめ
)
claw
#121958
鈎
(
こう
)
状
(
じょう
)
hooklike
#151847
鈎
(
かぎ
)
鼻
(
ばな
)
hooked nose
#213651
鈎
(
かぎ
)
型
(
がた
)
hook-shaped
#221189
鈎
(
かぎ
)
hook
#226233
鈎
(
かぎ
)
形
(
がた
)
hook-shaped
#307727
上鈎
(
かみまがり
)
Kamimagari
#390420
鈎取
(
かぎとり
)
Kagitori
#390420
鈎
(
かぎ
)
なり
hooklike
#390420
鈎
(
こう
)
股
(
こ
)
弦
(
げん
)
three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)
#462031
鈎
(
まがり
)
Magari
#462031
下鈎
(
しもまがり
)
Shimomagari
#462031
引
(
ひき
)
目
(
め
)
鈎
(
かぎ
)
鼻
(
ばな
)
style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period
#462031
鈎取本町
(
かぎとりほんちょう
)
Kagitorihonchō
#462031
鈎一郎
(
きんいちろう
)
Kin'ichirō
#462031
鈎
(
かぎ
)
括
(
かっ
)
弧
(
こ
)
square brackets
#462031
鈎
(
こう
)
虫
(
ちゅう
)
hookworm
#462031
鈎取本
(
かぎとりほん
)
Kagitorihon
#462031
鈎
(
ち
)
fishing hook
#462031
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