What does kanji 勾 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 勾 is be bent.

How is kanji 勾 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 勾 are かぎ, ま.がる; the onyomi readings are コウ, ク.

What is the main radical of kanji 勾?

The main radical for kanji 勾 is 勹.

What words use kanji 勾?

Example words that use kanji 勾 include 勾かす, 勾引, 勾引す, 勾引状.

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勾

Meaning

Kanji 勾

be bent

be bent, slope, capture

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かぎま.がる
Onyomi 音読み: コウク
Nanori 名乗り: まがり

Old form: N/A • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 4
Radical: 勹
Components: 勹 • 厶
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

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Showing 17 of 21 entries that include this kanji.

勾かす

かどわかす

to kidnap

勾引

かどわかし

kidnapper

勾引す

かどわす

to kidnap

勾引状

こういんじょう

summons

勾股弦

こうこげん

three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)

勾股弦の定理

こうこげんのていり

Pythagorean theorem

勾配天井

こうばいてんじょう

sloping ceiling

勾欄

こうらん

armrest (chair)

勾留

こうりゅう

detention pending trial

勾留状

こうりゅうじょう

detention warrant

下り勾配

くだりこうばい

downhill grade

急勾配

きゅうこうばい

steep slope

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この坂は勾配が急だ。

This slope is steep.

勾配が緩やかな道を歩いた。

I walked on a gently sloping road.

屋根に勾配をつけて雨水を流す。

The roof is given a slope so rainwater can run off.

この階段は勾配がきつすぎる。

This staircase is too steep.

線が勾の字のように曲がっている。

The line is bent like the letter L.

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