掴

See also: 摑

Translingual

Han character

掴 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手田一戈 (QWMI), composition ⿰扌国)

1. box one's ears, slap

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 440, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1897, character 1
• Unihan data for U+63B4

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 掴 – see 摑 (“to slap the face; to throw; to cast; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 摑).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Shinjitai	掴
Kyūjitai	摑

Kanji

掴

(Hyōgai kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 摑)

1. catch, seize
2. grasp, hold
3. arrest, capture

Readings

• Go-on: きゃく (kyaku)^{←きやく (kyaku, historical)←くゐやく (kwiyaku, ancient)}
• Kan-on: かく (kaku)^{←くわく (kwaku, historical)}
• Kun: つかむ (tsukamu, 掴む); つかまえる (tsukamaeru, 掴まえる)^{←つかまへる (tukamaferu, 掴まへる, historical)}; つかまる (tsukamaru, 掴まる)