Kanji

What does the kanji 拐 mean?

拐 means kidnapping, swindling. On'yomi カイ.

Quick facts
On'yomiカイ
Strokes8
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi カイ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

kidnapping, swindling

Memory hook

The hand (扌) covering the mouth (口) and drawing the knife (刀) — KIDNAP, SWINDLE.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.