Kanji

What does the kanji 勾 mean?

勾 means bent, curved; slope, gradient (勾配). On'yomi コウ、ク. Kun'yomi かぎ、ま.がる.

Quick facts
On'yomiコウ、ク
Kun'yomiかぎ、ま.がる
Strokes4
Main radical勹
On'yomi コウ、クKun'yomi かぎ、ま.がる
4 strokes

bent, curved; slope, gradient (勾配)

Main radical

勹wrap 2 strokes

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.