Word details

拘留

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 拘留.

Dictionary

Entry

拘留うりゅうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #40471
1

custody; detention; confinement

Examples
警官は彼を拘留した。
The police held him in custody.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

8 strokesFrequency 1,336JLPT N1Grade 8

On

コウ

Kun

かか.わる

detain, fasten, halt, stop

10 strokesFrequency 731JLPT N2Grade 5

On

リュウ

Kun

と.めると.まるとど.めるとど.まるるうぶる

Nanori

とめ

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