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拘

arrest
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingかか.わる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. arrestRtK
    君が一つの形式に拘っている限り、素晴らしい考えを思い付くことはできない。As long as you stick to one style, you can't hit upon a wonderful idea.tatoeba
    警官は彼を拘留した。The police held him in custody.tatoeba
  2. seize
  3. concerned
  4. adhere to
  5. despite
  1. detention
  2. custody
  3. confinement
  4. internment

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · phrase · bound up (乙) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 706

Compound words

拘禁こうきん
detention; custody; confinement; internment
拘束こうそく
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
拘置こうち
detention; confinement; arrest
拘留こうりゅう
custody; detention; confinement
拘置所こうちしょ
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
拘りこだわり
obsession
拘るこだわる
to be obsessive (about)
拘引こういん
arrest
拘泥こうでい
adhering to
拘わりこだわり
obsession
拘わるこだわる
to be obsessive (about)
拘引状こういんじょう
summons
拘枳羅くきら
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
拘耆羅くきら
Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
瘢痕拘縮はんこんこうしゅく
scar contracture
拘束するこうそくする
to restrict; to limit

Additional Examples

君が一つの形式に拘っている限り、素晴らしい考えを思い付くことはできない。
As long as you stick to one style, you can't hit upon a wonderful idea.tatoeba
悪名高い反乱兵はついに捕らえられ、拘置所に身柄を拘束された。
The notorious rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 拘

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