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Kidnap Mouth Knife 拐 カイ Falsify S 手

Kanji
Onyomi カイ
English kidnap, falsify
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1498
Components 手: hand
口: mouth
刀: sword; saber; knife
Number of Strokes 8
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 64
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading て・てへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword kidnap
Koohii Story 1 Wrap your FINGERS around someone´s MOUTH to keep them quiet, then put the KNIFE to their throat to ensure their cooperation. This is the best way to KIDNAP someone.
Koohii Story 2 After you beckon (#650) someone by seducing them, you kidnap them and hang them upside down (the reversed positions of seduce).
RTK Index 656

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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