# 括 — tie up; summarise

括 means “tie up; summarise”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: カツ (katsu). Kun'yomi: くく(る) (kukuru).

- Meaning: tie up; summarise
- On'yomi: カツ (katsu)
- Kun'yomi: くく(る) (kukuru)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Links & order 1

## How to remember 括

Parts: 扌 hand · 舌 tongue

## Don't confuse it with

[活](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/activity/) · [据](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-in-place/)

## More in the “Links & order 1” set

[及](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/extend-to/) · [系](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lineage/) · [継](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inherit/) · [伴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/accompany/) · [属](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/belong/) · [却](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/on-the-contrary/) · [併](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/combine/) · [括](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tie-up/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tie-up/. Last updated 2026-11-01.