拘

arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かか.わる

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1336

Vocabulary

コウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
拘禁	コウキン	detention; custody; confinement; internment
拘束	コウソク	restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
拘置	コウチ	detention; confinement; arrest
拘置所	コウチショ	prison; detention house; detention center; jail
拘留	コウリュウ	custody; detention; confinement

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
拘る	こだわる	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; to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to be fastidious (about); to insist (on); to be uncompromising; to get stuck; to be obstructed
拘る	かかわる	to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to concern oneself (with); to take part (in); to interfere (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to concern; to have to do with; to (seriously) affect; to concern; to have a serious bearing (on); to stick (to); to adhere (to); to be particular (about)
にも拘らず	にもかかわらず	in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
拘らず	かかわらず	in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
拘り	こだわり	obsession; fixation; hangup; determination; fastidiousness; pickiness about (trait, style, etc.); complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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