Kanji 勾
4 strokes
Meaning
be bent, slope, capture
- On'yomi
- コウク
- Kun'yomi
- かぎまがる
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 勹 wrap (20)
- JLPT
- —
- School grade
- Secondary school
- Kanken
- 2級
- Frequency
- —
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Example sentences
この坂の勾配が大きい。
The gradient of this hill is steep.
山越えの道は狭く、しかも急勾配だった。
The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.
屋根の勾配をどうするか決めるのはとても重要です。
It is very important to decide what to do about the slope of the roof.
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