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Readings

Kana: ジャク、ジョク、ダク、ニャク、から.める、-がら.み
Romaji: jaku, joku, daku, nyaku, kara.meru, -gara.mi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bind, tie, approx.

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-10
Korean Reading:  nyag
Chinese Reading:  nuo4
Unicode:  6426
JIS:  596E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1972
New Nelson Index: 2248
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c10.3
Four Corner Index: 5702.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 12500
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0349

Words

雁字搦みに (がんじがらみに)
(bind) firmly
足搦み (あしがらみ)
leg lock
絡む (からむ)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by; to develop a connection with
搦み (がらみ)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
搦め捕る (からめとる)
to arrest
雁字搦め (がんじがらめ)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
絡み合う (からみあう)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
絡める (からめる)
to arrest; to entwine; to twine around; to mix together; to coordinate (with)
搦め手 (からめて、からめで)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
胸搦み (むながらみ)
collar; lapels
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