掬 — guk

Parts that make up 掬

How 掬 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 掬 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 手, 匊.

Japanese words with 掬

• 掬うすくう to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
• 一掬いっきく small amount
• 掬いすくい scooping
• 掬するきくする to scoop up (with both hands); to empathize with; to take into consideration
• 一掬いひとすくい one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup)
• 掬い投げすくいなげ variety of beltless arm throw
• 小股掬いこまたすくい over-thigh scooping body drop
• どじょう掬いどじょうすくい scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
• キャラクター掬いキャラクターすくい festival game of scooping up plastic cartoon figurines floating in water; character scooping
• スーパーボール掬いスーパーボールすくい festival game in which players scoop up bouncy balls floating in water
• どじょう掬いまんじゅうどじょうすくいまんじゅう steamed bun shaped like a loach catcher

Characters sharing the phonetic 匊

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “국” in Korean.

Other hanja read “국”

Other hanja with radical 手