掴
Readings
Kana:
カク、つか.む、つか.まえる、つか.まる
Romaji:
kaku, tsuka.mu, tsuka.maeru, tsuka.maru
Meanings
catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture
Stroke Diagram
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