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
竜の鉤爪が城壁の石を砕き、塔が音を立てて崩れた。
The dragon's hooked claws shattered the stones of the castle wall, and the tower crumbled with a roar.
渓流で毛鉤を使って、いわなを二匹釣り上げた。
At the mountain stream I caught two char using an artificial fly.
鷲のくちばしは先端が鉤状に曲がっていて、獲物の肉を裂くのに適している。
An eagle's beak is curved into a hook at the tip, which suits tearing its prey's flesh.