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Kotomora

拘

arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • かか.わる

Meaning

拘 centers on being held or bound: physically arresting or seizing someone, and mentally being caught up in or adhering to something despite other factors.

Most common words using 拘

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  • 拘束こうそく
    N1

    restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

  • 拘るこだわる
    N2

    to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about); to be hung up (on); to stick to

  • 拘りこだわり
    N2

    obsession; fixation; hangup; determination; fastidiousness; pickiness about (trait, style, etc.)

  • 拘置こうち

    detention; confinement; arrest

  • 拘留こうりゅう

    custody; detention; confinement

  • 拘禁こうきん

    detention; custody; confinement; internment

  • 拘泥こうでい

    adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about

  • 拘置所こうちしょ

    prison; detention house; detention center; jail

  • 拘束時間こうそくじかん

    total hours spent working

  • 予防拘禁よぼうこうきん

    preventive detention; preventive custody

  • 二重拘束にじゅうこうそく

    double bind

  • 党議拘束とうぎこうそく

    compulsory adherence to a party decision; restrictions on party debate

  • 再拘留さいこうりゅう

    (a) remand

  • 拘うかかずらう

    to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)

  • 拘り合うかかずりあう

    to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)

  • 拘束力こうそくりょく

    binding force

  • 拘束名簿式比例代表制こうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい

    proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)

  • 拘束圧こうそくあつ

    confining pressure

  • 拘束衣こうそくい

    straitjacket

  • 拘禁刑こうきんけい

    imprisonment

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Etymology

拘 combines 扌 (hand) with 句, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of hooking or curving, suggesting a hand seizing or holding something.

Meaning mnemonic

The hand 扌 beside 句, which looks like a hook or a curved binding, shows a hand grabbing and holding tight: arresting or seizing.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a handcuffed person being led away while a guard says 'Hold him, Kou!': Kou -> コウ, and the hand seizes firmly.