扣 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- コウ
- Kun
- たた.く・ひか.える
- Meaning
- to knock; to hold back
Origin
Hand 扌 with 口 as phonetic: to tap with the hand, and to hold back.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 扣除こうじょ
deduction
- 控除こうじょ
deduction (usual writing)
Example
必要経費を扣除して申告した。
They filed after deducting necessary expenses.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)