# 拐 — Kidnap

Frequency rank 2191 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 倭 (Yamato), less common than 撒 (Scatter).

- On’yomi: かい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

A hand on the left grabs near a mouth and sword on the right — the hand snatches someone at swordpoint, a mouth screaming as the kidnapping unfolds.

In words:

- 拐う さらう — to carry off;to run away with;to kidnap;to abduct

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