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掴 = 国 + 扌
掴 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “clutch”. It is built from 国 (country) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2354.
- Keyword
- clutch
- RTK frame
- 2354
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つか.む, つか.まえる, つか.まる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- catch, сцепление
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 掴 box one's ears
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 掴 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “country” + “finger”. 掴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 掴 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.