掴 — kanji meaning “catch”
掴
catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture
- Meanings
- catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture
- On'yomi
- カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi
- つか.む、つか.まえる、つか.まる
- Strokes
- 11
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- guó, guāi — Chinese character page
Words with 掴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掴む | つかむ tsukamu | to seize; to catch; to grasp |
| 掴み | つかみ tsukami | grip |
| 鷲掴み | わしづかみ washizukami | grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold |
| 掴み取る | つかみとる tsukamitoru | to grasp; to get |
| 一掴み | ひとつかみ hitotsukami | a handful (of) |
| 空を掴む | くうをつかむ kuuotsukamu | to grasp at the air |
| 掴み投げ | つかみなげ tsukaminage | lifting throw |
| 引っ掴む | ひっつかむ hittsukamu | to snatch (at); to grab |
| 高値掴み | たかねづかみ takanezukami | buying near the top of the market |
| 掴ませる | つかませる tsukamaseru | to let someone hold; to make someone grasp |
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