括
カツ, くく.る
fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict
JLPT1 G7 S9 F1026
As per 舌# (enclose) + 手 hand/action indicator → *enclose* by fastening, thereby including objects within → *fasten*, *include*. Also, *tie* and *bind* (← methods of fastening).
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