Chinese

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adhere; capture; restrain
bunch; (a measure word); to bind
bunch; (a measure word); to bind; to control
 
simp. and trad.
(拘束)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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拘束

  1. to constrain

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Adjective

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拘束

  1. constrained; ill at ease

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
そく
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

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(こう)(そく) (kōsoku

  1. restriction; restraint

Verb

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(こう)(そく)する (kōsoku surusuru (stem (こう)(そく) (kōsoku shi), past (こう)(そく)した (kōsoku shita))

  1. restrict; restrain; (law enforcement) detain
    警察(けいさつ)容疑者(ようぎしゃ)拘束(こうそく)した。
    Keisatsu wa yōgisha o kōsoku shita.
    The police detained the suspect.
    事情(じじょう)変化(へんか)()今日(こんにち)では、我々(われわれ)従来(じゅうらい)方針(ほうしん)には拘束(こうそく)されない。
    Jijō no henka o mita konnichi de wa, wareware wa jūrai no hōshin ni wa kōsoku sarenai.
    Under today's altered situation we are not bound by our past policies.
    (ただ)しい法律(ほうりつ)(けっ)して善人(ぜんにん)自由(じゆう)拘束(こうそく)しない。
    Tadashii hōritsu wa kesshite zennin no jiyū o kōsoku shinai.
    Just laws are no restraint upon the freedom of the good.

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