Kanji · N1

/ fasten

Kanji for fasten, tie up, or arrest.

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Readings

TypeReadingNotes
On (音)カツSino-Japanese readings — common in compounds.
Kun (訓)くく.るNative Japanese readings — common standalone or with okurigana.
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Meaning

括 carries the meaning fasten, tie up, or arrest.

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Common compounds with 括

いっかつlumping together / summing up / bundle
そうかつsummarization / summary / generalization
とうかつunification / bringing together / generalization
かっこbrackets / parentheses
くくるto tie up / to tie together / to bind
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