漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

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On
カク
Kun
う.つ
Meaning
to strike

Origin

ORIGIN

Hand 扌 with 各 as phonetic: to strike against each other.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 挌闘かくとう

    hand-to-hand fighting

  • 格闘かくとう

    grappling (usual writing)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

犯人と挌闘して取り押さえた。

They grappled with the suspect and held them down.

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