鉤 — kanji meaning “hook”
鉤
hook, barb, gaff, brackets
- Meanings
- hook, barb, gaff, brackets
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、ク (ku)
- Kun'yomi
- かぎ、はり、ばり
- Strokes
- 13
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- gōu — Chinese character page
Words with 鉤
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鉤爪 | かぎづめ kagizume | claw; talon |
| 鉤虫 | こうちゅう kouchuu | hookworm |
| 鉤虫 | かぎむし kagimushi | velvet worm (Onychophora) |
| 鉤鼻 | かぎばな kagibana | hooked nose |
| 毛鉤 | けばり kebari | (artificial) fly; fly lure |
| 鉤状 | こうじょう koujou | hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform |
| 鉤状 | かぎなり kaginari | hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform |
| 手鉤 | てかぎ tekagi | short gaff; hand gaff; hook on a wooden handle |
| 鉤十字 | かぎじゅうじ kagijuuji | swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol) |
| 鉤の手 | かぎのて kaginote | right-angled bend |
| 自在鉤 | じざいかぎ jizaikagi | pothook (for hanging a pot, etc. over a fire) |
| 有鉤条虫 | ゆうこうじょうちゅう yuukoujouchuu | pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) |
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