こう
拘
ち
置

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. detention, confinement, arrest.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
拘
ち
置
 拘置 こうち ✔

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)
placement, put, set
お.く　チ　おき (4th, N3)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ　ボウ　あみがしら
straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す　なお　チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant