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縦四方固め (tateshihougatame)

Romaji: tateshihougatame

Meaning

  1. tate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold (MA)

Kanji and stroke order

vertical, length, height
on: ジュウ
kun: たて
16 strokes · JLPT 1
four
on: シ
kun: よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
5 strokes · JLPT 4
direction, person, alternative
on: ホウ
kun: かた、-かた、-がた
4 strokes · JLPT 3
harden, set, clot
on: コ
kun: かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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