Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
掴. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
掴, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
掴 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
掴 you have here. The definition of the word
掴 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
掴, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Translingual
Han character
掴 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手田一戈 (QWMI), composition ⿰扌国)
- 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
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: |
Japanese
Kanji
掴
(Hyōgai kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 摑)
- Extended shinjitai form of 摑
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)、つかまさる (tsukamasaru, 掴まさる)、つかます (tsukamasu, 掴ます)、つかませる (tsukamaseru, 掴ませる)、つかまゆ (tsukamayu, 掴まゆ)、つかまる (tsukamaru, 掴まる)、とかまえる (tokamaeru, 掴まえる)←とかまへる (tokamaferu, 掴まへる, historical)、とかまる (tokamaru, 掴まる)
