漢字道KANJIDO

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コウ
Kun
かか.わる
Meaning
arrest; be bound by

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 句: to seize and bind — to arrest, to be bound by.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ拘束・拘留・拘置

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 拘束こうそく

    restraint; binding

  • 拘置こうち

    detention

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

時間に拘束されない働き方だ。

It is a way of working not bound by hours.

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