[曲] Handwritten Kanji for curve and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “曲” (kyoku); Kanji for “curve”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “曲” (kyoku)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “曲”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
曲	キョク ま-がる ま-げる	kyoku ma-garu ma-geru	6	曰	curve

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “曲”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
歌曲	かきょく	Kakyoku	Song
作曲家	さっきょくか	Sakkyokuka	Composer
腰の曲がったおばあさん	こしのまがったおばあさん	Koshi no magatta obāsan	Old lady with stooped back

 

曲がる（まがる）= to curve, to bend, to turn