Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: box one's ears, slap

Kunyomi: つか.む つか.まえる つか.まる

Onyomi: カク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

掴む つかむ to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on, to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture, to understand, to grasp, to comprehend

捕まる つかまる to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by