What does kanji 括 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 括 is fasten.

How is kanji 括 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 括 are くく.る; the onyomi readings are カツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 括?

The main radical for kanji 括 is 手.

What words use kanji 括?

Example words that use kanji 括 include 括弧, 括る, 括り, 括り染.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

括

Meaning

Kanji 括

fasten

fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: くく.る
Onyomi 音読み: カツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1026
Strokes: 9
Radical: 手
Components: ノ • 十 • 口 • 扎 • 舌
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 83 entries that include this kanji.

括弧

かっこ

brackets

括る

くくる

to hang (oneself)

括り

くくり

bundle

括り染

くくりぞめ

tie-dyeing

括れ

くびれ

waist (esp. of a woman)

括れる

くびれる

to be constricted

括れ蔦

くびれずた

sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)

括弧閉じ

かっことじ

closing bracket

括約筋

かつやくきん

sphincter

包括

ほうかつ

inclusion

綜括

そうかつ

review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

一括

いっかつ

lumping together

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

荷物をひもで括った。

I tied the luggage with a rope.

長い髪を後ろで括っている。

She has her long hair tied back.

古い雑誌をひと括りにして運んだ。

I carried the old magazines in one bundle.

彼は犯人としてその場で括られた。

He was arrested on the spot as the culprit.

袋の口をしっかり括ってください。

Please tie the mouth of the bag tightly.

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