Kouryuu

拘留 (Kouryuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “custody, detention, confinement”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcustody; detention; confinement

Examples

  • The police held him in custody.

  • The man was held in police custody.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 拘留

arrestdetain

Related words

to stopto stopto be involved (in)to stop (moving)to remainabsencestudying abroadin spite ofrestrictionto be obsessive (about)care-takingto detain