14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Not a general use character

box one's ears, slap

Kun'yomi
  • to seize ②to obtain ③to understand
  • つかまえる
  • to be caught ②to hold on to ③to find (e.g. proof) ④to be detained by
On'yomi
  • カク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

box one's ears, slap
カク つか.む
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
country
くに コク こ (Kentei 1)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
some, one, or
あるい ワク コク (Kentei Pre-1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 6451
JIS X 0212 1-32-59
JIS X 0213 1-84-89
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2263
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 848
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 627
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12572