括
fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict
Readings
On'yomi
- カツ
Kun'yomi
- くく.る
Meaning
括 centers on binding things together tightly: fastening, tying up, or constricting. The arrest sense extends this idea to restraining a person.
Most common words using 括
20 of 76- 一括いっかつN1
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
- 包括ほうかつ
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
- 総括そうかつ
summarization; summary; generalization
- 統括とうかつ
unification; bringing together; generalization
- 括れくびれ
constriction; narrow part (in middle)
- 括りくくり
knot; tying
- 括弧かっこN2
brackets; parentheses
- 括るくくるN1
to tie up; to tie together; to bind; to bundle; to fasten
- 括約筋かつやくきん
sphincter (muscle); constrictor
- 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
- アングル括弧アングルかっこ
less-than mark; left angle bracket
- カギ括弧かぎかっこ
square brackets; Japanese-style quotation marks
- 一括めひとくるめ
one bunch; one bundle; one lot
- 一括りひとくくり
lumping together; putting all together
- 一括処理いっかつしょり
batch processing
- 一括売買いっかつばいばい
bulk sale; buying and selling in bulk
- 一括変換いっかつへんかん
batch conversion
- 一括式いっかつしき
batch mode; batch style
- 一括方式いっかつほうしき
batch mode
Study
Etymology
括 combines 扌 (hand) with 舌, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of wrapping or enclosing, as the tongue wraps around food. Together they suggest a hand binding or fastening something.
Meaning mnemonic
A hand 扌 wraps around something like a tongue 舌 wraps around food, fastening it tightly.
Reading mnemonic
For カツ, imagine tying a bundle so tightly that it cuts into the material: cuts -> カツ, and the hand fastens the cord with a sharp pull.