漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)8 strokesRadical
On
カン・ケン
Kun
つぐ.む
Meaning
to clamp; to silence

Origin

ORIGIN

Hand 扌 with 甘 as phonetic: to clamp so a thing cannot move.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 拑制かんせい

    restraint; gagging

  • 箝口令かんこうれい

    a gag order

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

報道に箝口令が敷かれた。

A gag order was imposed on reporting.

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