bundle / fasten
N1- Onyomi
- カツ
- Stroke count
- 9
- JLPT
- N1
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 括 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 舌 (tongue) — a tongue moving inside an open mouth. Picture an open hand with the character resting in the palm, put 括 inside it, and let that scene stand for "bundle" — bundle / fasten. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 9
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は9画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 9 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
統括
toukatsu
overall supervision
包括的
houkatsuteki
comprehensive
統括する
toukatsusuru
to do overall supervision
統括した
toukatsushita
plain past: did overall supervision
包括的な
houkatsutekina
attributive: comprehensive (before a noun)
包括的です
houkatsutekidesu
polite: is comprehensive
Example sentences (4)
彼女はアジア地域の事業を統括しています。
かのじょ は あじあ ちいき の じぎょう を とうかつ しています。
kanojo wa ajia chiiki no jigyou o toukatsu shiteimasu.
She oversees operations in the Asian region.
複数の拠点を統括する立場になって、判断の重みを実感しています。
ふくすう の きょてん を とうかつ する たちば に なって、はんだん の おもみ を じっかん しています。
fukusuu no kyoten o toukatsu suru tachiba ni natte, handan no omomi o jikkan shiteimasu.
Now that I oversee several offices, I really feel the weight of my decisions.
生活を支える包括的な支援が必要です。
せいかつ を ささえる ほうかつてき な しえん が ひつよう です。
seikatsu o sasaeru houkatsuteki na shien ga hitsuyou desu.
Comprehensive support for daily life is needed.
個別の対応に加えて、包括的な仕組みづくりも進めています。
こべつ の たいおう に くわえて、ほうかつてき な しくみづくり も すすめています。
kobetsu no taiou ni kuwaete, houkatsuteki na shikumizukuri mo susumeteimasu.
Alongside case-by-case responses, we are also building a comprehensive framework.