Kanji

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: hook, barb, gaff, brackets

Kunyomi: かぎ

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

勾股弦 コウコゲン three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)

勾股弦の定理 コウコゲンノテイリ Pythagorean theorem

Kunyomi Examples

かぎ hook, hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

かぎ括弧 かぎかっこ square bracket, Japanese-style quotation marks