Keyword
tie a loop around
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig714
Readings
くく
(49%)
かつ
(46%)
かっ
(2%)
Composed of
left hand
tongue
Used in vocabulary (89 in total)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
Examples (4 in total)
You should put this phrase in parentheses.
I paid in a lump sum when I bought a television set.
The Secretary of State administers foreign affairs.