漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)11 strokesRadical
On
Kun
ひ.く
Meaning
to pull back

Origin

ORIGIN

Hand 扌 with 奇 as phonetic: to hold back by pulling from one side.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 掎角きかく

    attacking from two sides at once

  • 牽制けんせい

    check; restraint

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

掎角の勢いで敵を挟み撃ちにした。

They caught the enemy between two forces.

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