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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
  2. seize
  3. concerned
  4. adhere to
  5. despite
  1. detention
  2. custody
  3. confinement
  4. internment

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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