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捉 = 扌 + 足

捉 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “nab”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 足 (leg). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1374.

Keyword
nab
RTK frame
1374
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソク, サク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とら.える
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
catch, бэб
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
捉 grasp

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 足 leg

How to find 捉 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “leg”. 捉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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