Stroke count: 7
Meaning: command, dominate, prevent, obstruct
Kunyomi: おさ.える
Onyomi: ヤク アク
Composition: 扌 厄
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
扼殺 (ヤクサツ) strangulation (with the hands or arms)
扼す (ヤクス) to command, to dominate, to prevent, to obstruct, to grip, to hold
絞扼 (コウヤク) strangulation, constriction, entrapment