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Kanji Detail for 拐 - "to kidnap"

拐

  • Meaning

    拐 means "to kidnap." Also associated with to deceive, cane.

    1. Kidnap - To take someone by force.

    2. Deceive - To trick; to mislead.

    3. Cane - A walking stick.

  • Words using 拐

    • 誘拐 ゆうかい Listen abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

  • Tattoo check: 拐

    • Verified meaning: to kidnap
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to deceive, cane
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    kidnap; falsify

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    kidnap, abduct; turn

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]); variant of 枴|拐[guai3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to kidnap, to abduct; to turn; crutch

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    拐騙: Deceiving and trafficking people. Sometimes called 拐子. | Colloquially, a walking stick is also 拐.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kai(カイ) カイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to kidnap to deceive cane abduct walking stick trick mislead capture snatch coerce criminal

Sentences including 拐

  • Tom was kidnapped.

  • He is accused of kidnapping.

  • I was abducted by aliens.

  • The girl has been kidnapped.

  • Tom was abducted by aliens.

  • The kidnappers showed no sign of giving up.

  • The prosecution condemned the defendant for kidnapping a child.

  • He put me in touch with the kidnappers.

  • That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.

  • To my surprise, the noted psychologist was accused of a kidnapping.

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