拘 put in custody

(handleft) + 句 (verse of a poem)
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8 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

KOU

Mnemonic

Reach your hand out to put him in custody for saying a forbidden verse about COCAINE.

Jukugo

拘留(こうりゅう) する

put in custody ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
拘 (put in custody) + 留 (absent / stopped) = 拘留 (put in custody )

拘束(こうそく) する

restrain/restrict ☆☆☆☆☆ NP
拘 (put in custody) + 束 (bundle of sticks) = 拘束 (restrain/restrict)

to physically restrain (handcuffs / strait-jacket) to legally restrict (carbon emissions / immigration quotas / freedom of speech)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
拘 put in custody VERSE 句
抱 hug MYSELF 己

Cops put you in custody for singing a VERSE about the Emperor's mama.

I hug by wrapping MYSELF around someone.

Synonyms

arrest
逮捕    投獄    拘留する    拘束する