also: かぎじょう
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
hook-shaped; unciform
Describes something shaped like a hook; often used in anatomical or technical contexts (e.g., 鉤状突起, uncinate process).
鉤状の骨が手首にある。
There is a hook-shaped bone in the wrist.
この植物の葉の先端は鉤状になっている。
The tip of this plant's leaf is hook-shaped.
Compound of 鉤 (hook) and 状 (shape, form). The reading こうじょう uses the on'yomi of both characters.