Kanji

What does the kanji 括 mean?

括 means binding, bundling; grouping together. On'yomi カツ. Kun'yomi くく.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiカツ
Kun'yomiくく.る
Strokes9
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カツKun'yomi くく.る
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

binding, bundling; grouping together

Memory hook

The hand (扌) gathering even the tongue (舌) into one bundle — BUNDLE, SUM UP.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Common words

  • 一括いっかつall at once, in a lump sum; in a batch
  • 括弧かっこparentheses, brackets

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Data sources and licences

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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.