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掬 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」

道
準1University / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
On
キク・コクきく・こく · kiku · koku
Kun
きく.す・むす.ぶ・すく.う・たなごころkiku.su · musu.bu · suku.u · tanagokoro
Meaning
scoop up

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Hand with an element for cupping: to hollow the hands and scoop up water.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 掬うすくう

    to scoop up

  • 掬水きくすい

    scooping water

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

両手(りょうて)で泉(いずみ)の水(みず)を掬(すく)った。

I scooped up the spring water with both hands.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 扌Map of reading キクAll maps

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