This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カク、つか.む、つか.まえる、つか.まる
Romaji: kaku, tsuka.mu, tsuka.maeru, tsuka.maru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  gwig
Chinese Reading:  guai1
Unicode:  63b4
JIS:  444F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 690
Nelson Index: 1985
New Nelson Index: 2174
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c11.6
Four Corner Index: 5600.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12572X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0357
Remembering the kanji Index: 2249
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2354
Kodansha Kanji Index: 616

Words

掴む (つかむ)
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
一掴み (ひとつかみ)
handful
捕まえる (つかまえる)
to catch; to arrest; to seize
掴み取り (つかみどり)
grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
掴み (つかみ)
grip
おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ (おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ)
A drowning man will catch at a straw
捕まる (つかまる)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi); to be detained by
掴み取る (つかみとる)
to grasp; to get
掴み掛かる (つかみかかる)
to grab at
大づかみ (おおづかみ)
rough (estimate); generally
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