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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
猿 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan mase ませ |
More info & calligraphy: Monkey / Ape(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; (1) (kana only) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; (2) (derogatory term) sly person; (3) (derogatory term) idiot; hick; (4) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); (5) clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; (6) (archaism) bathhouse prostitute; (surname) Mase monkey |
胡克 see styles |
hú kè hu2 ke4 hu k`o hu ko |
More info & calligraphy: Hook |
亅 see styles |
jué jue2 chüeh |
"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6), aka 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1] |
勾 see styles |
gòu gou4 kou ku |
used in 勾當|勾当[gou4 dang4] A hook to entangle, inveigle, arrest; a tick, mark. |
掛 挂 see styles |
guà gua4 kua kake かけ |
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects (suf,adj-no) (1) -clad; (2) (kana only) in the midst of; (3) tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); (4) times (i.e. multiplied by); (5) able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.); (suffix) charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk; (1) (abbreviation) credit; (2) money owed on an account; bill; (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) hot noodles in broth; (n,n-suf) (4) proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); (suffix) (5) in the midst of; (6) rest; rack; hanger; (surname) Kake To hang, suspend. |
爪 see styles |
zhuǎ zhua3 chua tsume つめ |
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird; (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc (1) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof; (2) plectrum; pick; (3) hook; clasp; (surname) Tsume Claws, talons; servants. |
趯 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh teki てき |
to jump (See 永字八法) fourth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; hook at the end of a vertical or horizontal stroke |
針 针 see styles |
zhēn zhen1 chen harisaki はりさき |
needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1] (1) needle; pin; (2) hook; (3) stinger; thorn; (4) hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; (5) staple (for a stapler); (6) needlework; sewing; (7) malice; (ctr,n-suf) (8) counter for stitches; (surname) Harisaki sūci; a needle. |
釣 钓 see styles |
diào diao4 tiao hitoshi ひとし |
to fish with a hook and line; to angle (1) fishing; angling; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) change (e.g. for a purchase); (noun/participle) (3) (slang) trolling; writing false posts online; (s,m) Hitoshi To angle, fish. |
鈎 钩 see styles |
gōu gou1 kou magari まがり |
variant of 鉤|钩[gou1] (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) needle; pin; (2) hook; (3) stinger; thorn; (4) hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; (5) staple (for a stapler); (6) needlework; sewing; (7) malice; (ctr,n-suf) (8) counter for stitches; (1) hook; (2) (abbreviation) hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark); (surname) Magari Hook, barb; also 鉤. |
鉅 钜 see styles |
jù ju4 chü |
(literary) hard iron; (literary) hook; barb; used in personal names and place names; variant of 巨[ju4] |
鉤 钩 see styles |
gōu gou1 kou magari まがり |
to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) needle; pin; (2) hook; (3) stinger; thorn; (4) hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; (5) staple (for a stapler); (6) needlework; sewing; (7) malice; (ctr,n-suf) (8) counter for stitches; (1) hook; (2) (abbreviation) hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark); (surname) Magari hook |
さび see styles |
sabi サビ |
(1) hook (high point of a song); (2) (abbreviation) (at a sushi shop) wasabi; (personal name) Sabi |
下臺 下台 see styles |
xià tái xia4 tai2 hsia t`ai hsia tai |
to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc); to disentangle oneself; to get off the hook See: 下台 |
中継 see styles |
nakatsugu なかつぐ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) relay; hook-up; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (abbreviation) (See 中継放送) relay broadcasting; (surname) Nakatsugu |
係合 see styles |
keigou / kego けいごう |
(noun/participle) joining elements so they mate or hook together (e.g. a clutch); engagement |
勾手 see styles |
gōu shǒu gou1 shou3 kou shou |
to collude with; to collaborate; (basketball) hook shot |
勾拳 see styles |
gōu quán gou1 quan2 kou ch`üan kou chüan |
hook (punch in boxing) |
勾起 see styles |
gōu qǐ gou1 qi3 kou ch`i kou chi |
to evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook |
十手 see styles |
jutte じゅって jitte じって |
(archaism) short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policeman and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) |
叉簧 see styles |
chā huáng cha1 huang2 ch`a huang cha huang |
switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call) |
反し see styles |
kaeshi かえし |
(1) reversal; return; (2) return gift; return favour (favor); (3) barb (on a fishing hook); (4) mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin |
吊鉤 吊钩 see styles |
diào gōu diao4 gou1 tiao kou |
suspended hook; hanging hook; hanger |
四明 see styles |
sì míng si4 ming2 ssu ming shimei / shime しめい |
(given name) Shimei Four Shingon emblems, aids to Yoga-possession by a Buddha or bodhisattva; they are 鉤, 索, 鏁, 鈴, a hook, a cord, a lock, and a bell; the hook for summoning, the cord for leading, the lock for firmly holding, and the bell for the resultant joy. Also, the four Veda śāstras. |
婆利 see styles |
pó lì po2 li4 p`o li po li bari |
vaḍiśa, valiśa, or vakrī, a hook, bent. |
字腳 字脚 see styles |
zì jiǎo zi4 jiao3 tzu chiao |
serif; hook at the end of brushstroke |
実手 see styles |
jutte じゅって jitte じって |
(irregular kanji usage) (archaism) short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policeman and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) |
實手 see styles |
jutte じゅって jitte じって |
(irregular kanji usage) (archaism) short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policeman and private thief-takers in Edo Japan) |
巴臂 see styles |
bā bì ba1 bi4 pa pi hahi |
hook an arm |
巴鼻 see styles |
bā bí ba1 bi2 pa pi habi |
(or 把鼻) ; 巴臂 Something to lay hold of, e. g. a nose or an arm; evidence. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Hook | 胡克 | hú kè / hu2 ke4 / hu ke / huke | hu k`o / huko / hu ko | |
| Hook | フック | fukku / fuku | ||
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