拘
拘 — Arrest
arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiかかわる (kakawaru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 拘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拘束 | こうそく kousoku | restriction; restraint; binding |
| 拘置 | こうち kouchi | detention; confinement; arrest |
| 拘置所 | こうちしょ kouchisho | prison; detention house; detention center |
| 拘禁 | こうきん koukin | detention; custody; confinement |
| 拘留 | こうりゅう kouryuu | custody; detention; confinement |
| 拘束時間 | こうそくじかん kousokujikan | total hours spent working |
Study notes
拘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1336 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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