括

括 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌舌

括るくくる「くくる」を参照。「くびる」を参照。to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle
括弧かっこ約物の一つ。言語の記述の中で、その一部を一対で囲むことにより、その中と外とを区切る役割を果たす。語義1の内、特に丸括弧。文章などを、口頭で伝える場合に、括弧で囲み始めること。また囲み終えること。brackets, parentheses
括れくびれconstriction, narrow part (in middle), waist (esp. of a woman)
括りくくりknot, tying, bundle, lumping
括約筋かつやくきんsphincter (muscle), constrictor
括り枕くくりまくらpillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
括れるくびれるくくれるを参照。くびれるを参照。to be constricted, to tighten (in the middle), to narrow
括れ蔦くびれづたsea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera), green caviar
括り染めくくりぞめtie-dyeing
括弧閉じかっことじclosing bracket, closing parenthesis
括り出すくくりだすto factor out (e.g. in algebra), to pull out common elements
括弧付きかっこつきquote-unquote, so-called, bracketed
括弧書きかっこがきwriting in parentheses, writing in brackets
括り付けるくくりつけるto fasten (something or someone) to, to tie (to), to fix, to bind

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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