# 括 — Fasten

Frequency rank 1495 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 遇 (Treatment), less common than 潤 (Watered).

- On’yomi: かつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Fingers on the left grab a tongue on the right — your fingers fasten a tongue in place, holding it still so it can't wag.

In words:

- 括弧 かっこ — parenthesis,brackets
- 一括 いっかつ — all together;batch;one lump;one bundle;summing up

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