勾 – Kanji details

flexed

plastic wrapper

arm of a bodybuilder

gaff

slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)

steep slope

magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

この坂さかの勾こう配ばいが大おおきい。

The gradient of this hill is steep.

山やま越ごえの道みちは狭せまく、しかも急きゅう勾こう配ばいだった。

The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.

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