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拘 = 句 + 扌

拘 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “arrest”. It is built from 句 (phrase) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 706.

Keyword
arrest
RTK frame
706
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かか.わる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
арест
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
拘 restrain

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 句 phrase
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 拘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “phrase” + “finger”. 拘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 拘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.