拘

detain; fuss over; arrest; seize; concerned; adhere to; despite

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1336.

Readings

• コウ (on reading): 拘束 (こうそく) restriction; 拘禁 (こうきん) detention
• かかわる (kun reading)

Components

• 扌
• 句
• 勹 radical wrap
• 口 radical mouth
• ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手

Words using 拘

• 拘束 (こうそく) restriction
• 拘禁 (こうきん) detention
• 拘留 (こうりゅう) custody
• 拘束時間 (こうそくじかん) total hours spent working
• 拘置所 (こうちしょ) prison
• 拘る (こだわる) to be particular (about)

28 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists