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拉

Latin
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingラツ、ラ、ロウ
Kun readingらっ.する、ひし.ぐ、くだ.く
JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. latin
  2. abduct
  3. kidnap
  4. yankRtK
  1. taking captive
  2. carrying away
  3. kidnapping
  4. kidnaping
  5. abduction

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
Components
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Compound words

拉麺ラーメン
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
拉致らち
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
拉致問題らちもんだい
abduction issue (esp. of those Japanese abducted by North Korea)
拉丁ラテン
Latin (language)
伊拉久イラク
Iraq
撒哈拉サハラ
Sahara
取拉ぐとりひしぐ
to crush
巴拉圭パラグアイ
Paraguay
拉丁語ラテンご
Latin (language)
亜拉毘亜アラビア
Arabia
取り拉ぐとりひしぐ
to crush
尼加拉瓦ニカラグア
Nicaragua
拉致監禁らちかんきん
abduction and confinement

Kun Reading Examples

輸送中に箱が拉げて中身がとび出した。ひしげる
The box was crushed during transport and the contents flew out.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は四人の警官によって深夜拉致された。
He was spirited away by four police officers in the middle of the night.tatoeba
輸送中に箱が拉げて中身がとび出した。
The box was crushed during transport and the contents flew out.tatoeba
今日のトピックは「北朝鮮による日本人拉致問題」です。
Today's topic is "the problem of Japanese people abducted by North Korea".tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 拉

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