掬 — kanji meaning “scoop up water with the hand”
掬
scoop up water with the hand
- Meanings
- scoop up water with the hand
- On'yomi
- キク (kiku)、コク (koku)
- Kun'yomi
- きく.す、むす.ぶ、すく.う、たなごころ
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- jú, jū — Chinese character page
Words with 掬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掬う | すくう sukuu | to scoop; to ladle out |
| 掬い | すくい sukui | scooping |
| 一掬 | いっきく ikkiku | small amount |
| 掬い投げ | すくいなげ sukuinage | variety of beltless arm throw |
| 小股掬い | こまたすくい komatasukui | over-thigh scooping body drop |
| 掬する | きくする kikusuru | to scoop up (with both hands) |
| 一掬い | ひとすくい hitosukui | one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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