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鉤

鉤: hook

hook
13 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 5 words here

Readings

On
コウ・ク
Kun
かぎ・はり・ばり

Same sound as 鍵 (かぎ, key), but 鉤 is a hook; 釣り針 is also written 釣鉤.

Key words

鉤かぎhook
鉤爪かぎづめhooked claw
鉤針かぎばりcrochet hook
毛鉤けばりfishing fly
鉤状こうじょうhook-shaped

Example sentences

The dragon's hooked claws shattered the stones of the castle wall, and the tower crumbled with a roar.

At the mountain stream I caught two char using an artificial fly.

An eagle's beak is curved into a hook at the tip, which suits tearing its prey's flesh.

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