勾 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「勹」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「勹」
- On
- コウ・ク
- Kun
- かぎ・ま.がる
- Meaning
- bend; slope
Origin
A picture of something bent like a hook: to bend, and hence a slope.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コウ | 勾配・勾留 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 勾配こうばい
slope; gradient
- 勾留こうりゅう
detention in custody
Example
急な勾配の坂道を上った。
I climbed a steeply sloping hill road.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)