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勾 means 'capture'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 2541   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-47    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 21 words   Used in 15 names   Component in 5 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   コウ
Additional readings
On    ク
Kun    かぎ   まがる
Name    まがり
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 勾 - click the badge to download
Discover why 勾 means both “hook” and “arrest.” Find out about an ancient bead (one of three sacred treasures) that may symbolize anything from a soul to the moon! Learn how the Japanese discuss steep streets and sloped roofs. Read about an important stone wall curved like a crescent moon, and see how that curve prevents the wall from bulging like a pregnant woman’s belly!
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⿹  勹 wrap  厶 (ム) private  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 勾 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 勾 is used 13 times, read 1 way.
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こ う ば い 0 こ う ば い 3
noun
slope; incline; gradient; grade; pitch
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An additional 5 less common words include 勾 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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勾
コウ    capture   
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勹
wrap
厶
ム   private
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