What does the kanji 拘 mean?

arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

How is the kanji 拘 read?

コウ (Kou); かか.わる (Kakawaru)

拘

Kakawaruかかわる

arrest

Kouこう

Examples

拘置こうちdetention

拘置所こうちしょprison

拘 (Kakawaru) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “arrest, seize, concerned”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 8 strokes.