勾
hook; be bent; slope; capture
4 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school.
Readings
- コウ (on reading): 勾配 (こうばい) slope; 急勾配 (きゅうこうばい) steep slope
- ク (on reading)
- かぎ (kun reading)
- まがる (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 八尺瓊勾玉 (やさかにのまがたま) large jewel
Components
Kanji containing 勾
- 鈎 hook
Words using 勾
- 勾配 (こうばい) slope
- 急勾配 (きゅうこうばい) steep slope
- 勾留 (こうりゅう) detention pending trial
- 共役勾配法 (きょうやくこうばいほう) contragradient method
- 勾引 (こういん) arrest
- 八尺瓊勾玉 (やさかにのまがたま) large jewel
- 勾玉 (まがたま) magatama
18 words in all.