拘

meaningarrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
かか.わる
Strokes
8
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1336 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

拘
  • 拘束こうそくrestriction
  • 拘置こうちdetention
  • 拘置所こうちしょprison
  • 拘禁こうきんdetention
  • 拘るこだわるto be obsessive

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