# 拘 — Arrest

Frequency rank 1595 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 燥 (Dry Up), less common than 粗 (Coarse).

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

Fingers on the left reach into a mouth with a hook on the right — fingers hooking into someone's mouth to arrest and restrain them.

In words:

- 拘束 こうそく — restriction;restraint
- にも拘らず にもかかわらず — in spite of;nevertheless

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