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: コウ、ク、かぎ、はり、ばり
Romaji: kou, ku, kagi, hari, bari
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hook, barb, gaff, brackets

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  gu
Chinese Reading:  gou1
Unicode:  9264
JIS:  6E6C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4841
New Nelson Index: 6250
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a5.17
Four Corner Index: 8712.0
Japanese Names Index: 1939
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40319
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0518

Words

(かぎ)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
鉤爪 (かぎづめ、カギづめ、かぎつめ)
claw; talon
かぎ針編み (かぎばりあみ)
crochet
有鉤条虫 (ゆうこうじょうちゅう)
hooked tapeworm
鉤の手 (かぎのて)
right-angled bend
(はり、ち)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; staple (for a stapler); needlework; sewing; malice; counter for stitches
かぎ括弧 (かぎかっこ)
square bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks
木苺 (きいちご、キイチゴ)
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
鉤十字 (かぎじゅうじ)
swastika
釣り針 (つりばり)
fish hook
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