拘
arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite
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
20 of 30- 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
Study
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.