# 弧 — Arc

Frequency rank 2324 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 澪 (Water route), less common than 廉 (Bargain).

- On’yomi: こ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 弓 Bow (Kangxi 57)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

A bow on the left and a melon on the right — a bow bent into a curve like a melon's round shape, forming a perfect arc.

In words:

- 括弧 かっこ — parenthesis,brackets

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