Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1026 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict

Kunyomi: くく.る

Onyomi: カツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

約筋 カツヤクキン sphincter, sphincter muscle, constrictor

ソウカツ summarization, summary, generalization, review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

ガイカツ summary, generalization, generalisation

Kunyomi Examples

くくる to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain