勾 — kanji meaning “be bent”
勾
be bent, slope, capture
- Meanings
- be bent, slope, capture
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、ク (ku)
- Kun'yomi
- かぎ、ま.がる
- Name readings
- まがり
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 8
- Classical radical
- 20
- Chinese reading
- gōu — Chinese character page
Words with 勾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勾配 | こうばい koubai | slope; incline; gradient |
| 勾玉 | まがたま magatama | magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade |
| 勾留 | こうりゅう kouryuu | detention pending trial; confinement; custody |
| 勾引 | こういん kouin | arrest; custody; apprehending |
| 勾引し | かどわかし kadowakashi | kidnapper |
| 勾引状 | こういんじょう kouinjou | summons; warrant of arrest |
| 勾引す | かどわす kadowasu | to kidnap |
| 急勾配 | きゅうこうばい kyuukoubai | steep slope |
| 上り勾配 | のぼりこうばい noborikoubai | uphill grade; upgrade |
| 勾股弦 | こうこげん koukogen | three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse) |
| 抜き勾配 | ぬきこうばい nukikoubai | draft angle |
| 空間勾配 | くうかんこうばい kuukankoubai | spatial gradient |
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