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: 扌 舌
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
括約筋 (カツヤクキン) sphincter, sphincter muscle, constrictor
総括 (ソウカツ) summarization, summary, generalization, review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
概括 (ガイカツ) summary, generalization, generalisation
括る (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