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Readings

Kana: キク、コク、きく.す、むす.ぶ、すく.う、たなごころ
Romaji: kiku, koku, kiku.su, musu.bu, suku.u, tanagokoro
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

scoop up water with the hand

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  gug
Chinese Reading:  ju1
Unicode:  63ac
JIS:  3545

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1937
New Nelson Index: 2197
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c8.35
Four Corner Index: 5702.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12290
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0302
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 452
Kodansha Kanji Index: 599

Words

すくい取る (すくいとる)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
小股掬い (こまたすくい)
over-thigh scooping body drop
掬う (すくう)
to scoop; to ladle out
掬い上げる (すくいあげる)
to dip or scoop up
掬い出す (すくいだす)
to bail (water out of a boat)
掬い投げ (すくいなげ)
variety of beltless arm throw
金魚掬い (きんぎょすくい)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
掬い網 (すくいあみ)
scoop net; insect net
一掬 (いっきく)
small amount
足元をすくう (あしもとをすくう)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
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