fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict
On'yomi (音読み)
- カツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くく.る
About this kanji
The kanji "括" has a primary meaning of fastening or tying up. It can function as both a noun and a verb, depending on its usage. For example, in the compound 一括 (いっかつ), it means "lumping together," which refers to combining items or concepts into one group. Another example is 総括 (そうかつ), meaning "summarization," used to encapsulate main points. Additionally, the verb 括る (くくる) means "to tie up." A quick note is that this kanji is often used in formal contexts, so you might see it in written reports or documents rather than in casual conversation.
Example sentences
彼は全体を括る。
He summarizes the whole.
Meanings across languages
- English
- fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict
- Tiếng Việt
- buộc chặt
- 日本語
- 括る
- 한국어
- 묶다
- 中文
- 括号
- id
- mengikat, memasangkan, menangkap
- th
- มัด, พัน, จับ
- es
- atar, amarre, captura
- fr
- attacher, lier, arrestation
- de
- befestigen, festbinden, verhaften
- pt
- afirmar, amarrar, atender
Common compounds
- 一括いっかつlumping together, summing up, bundle
- 総括そうかつsummarization, summary, generalization
- 包括ほうかつinclusion, complete coverage, comprehensiveness
- 括るくくるto tie up, to tie together, to bind
- 括弧かっこbrackets, parentheses
- 統括とうかつunification, bringing together, generalization
- 一括払いいっかつばらいlump-sum payment, paying the entire sum in one transaction
- 概括がいかつsummary, generalization, generalisation
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