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  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

    to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about); to be hung up (on); to stick to

    Usually written using kana alone

    殿方が細かいことにこだわるものではありません。
    It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
  2. to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to be fastidious (about); to insist (on); to be uncompromising

    Usually written using kana alonepositive nuance

  3. to get stuck; to be obstructed

    Dated termUsually written using kana alone

Also written 拘わる【こだわる】

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arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite

Kun
かか.わる
On
コウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1336 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 49

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Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.28The Kanji Dictionary
5702.0Four corner code
1349deroo
62d8Unicode hex code
1-25-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1881Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2123New Nelson (John Haig)
310New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
367Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
654Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
706Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1611A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1448Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11963Morohashi
1249A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1800Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1938Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1350Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1179Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1469Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
873Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
661Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju1Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level

More words

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Words starting with 拘

Sentences

All 6

この決定は諸君全部を拘束するものではない。

This decision is not binding on all of you.

Break it down Tatoeba

三浦容疑者の拘置中の過ごし方が明らかになった。

It has become clear what murder-suspect Miura's jail lifestyle is like.

Break it down Tatoeba

ついに反逆者は捕らえられ、拘置所に入れられた。

The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.

Break it down Tatoeba

Names

All 1
拘井つるい

Tsurui

Family or surname