11 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture

Kun'yomi
  • to seize ②to obtain ③to understand
  • to catch ②to grab ③to catch hold of (someone) ④towards (someone)
  • to be caught ②to hold on to ③to find (e.g. proof) ④to be detained by
On'yomi
  • カク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つかつかまえるつかまる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

catch, seize, grasp
つか.む カク (Kentei Pre-1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
country
コク くに くな (2nd, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
jewel, ball
たま ギョク おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 63B4
JIS X 0208 1-36-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1985
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2174
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 690
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 616
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2249
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2354
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12572X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c11.6
Four corner code 5600.0