noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. restriction, restraint, binding, constraint.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
拘束 こうそく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

arrest, seize, concerned
コウ かか.わる (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
phrase, clause, sentence
ク すく (5th, N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク たば つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)