A curved or bent piece of metal or other material used for catching, holding, or pulling things.
I hung a coat on a hook on the wall.
hook bracket (「」)
Abbreviation of 鉤括弧 (かぎかっこ), the Japanese quotation marks 「」. Used mainly in contexts discussing punctuation or typography.
See also: かぎかっこ
Please enclose the dialogue in hook brackets.
claw; talon
hand gaff; short gaff; hook on a wooden handle
hook-shaped; bent at a right angle
hook-shaped; hooklike; unciform
velvet worm
hooked nose; aquiline nose
pothook; adjustable hook for hanging a pot over a fire
right-angled bend; hook-shaped turn
swastika; hooked cross
Standard kanji for 'hook'.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Variant kanji for 'hook'; less common than 鉤.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 鉤 and 鈎 both represent the meaning 'hook'.
Heian-period face-drawing style with slit eyes and hook nose
hook and eye (clothing fastener)