What does kanji 拉 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 拉 is Latin.

How is kanji 拉 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 拉 are らっ.する, ひし.ぐ, くだ.く; the onyomi readings are ラツ, ラ, ロウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 拉?

The main radical for kanji 拉 is 手.

What words use kanji 拉?

Example words that use kanji 拉 include 拉致, 拉致問題, 拉丁語, 拉ぐ.

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拉

Meaning

Kanji 拉

Latin

Latin, kidnap, crush

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: らっ.するひし.ぐくだ.く
Onyomi 音読み: ラツラロウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 8
Radical: 手
Components: 扎 • 立
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

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Showing 18 of 25 entries that include this kanji.

拉致

らち

taking captive

拉致問題

らちもんだい

abduction issue (esp. of those Japanese abducted by North Korea)

拉丁語

ラテンご

Latin (language)

拉ぐ

ひしぐ

to crush

拉げる

ひしげる

to be crushed

拉薩

ラサ

Lhasa (China)

拉致る

らちる

to drag (someone to an event or place)

拉致監禁

らちかんきん

abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)

拉致被害者

らちひがいしゃ

abduction victims

拉丁

ラテン

Latin (language)

拉葡日対訳辞書

ラポにちたいやくじしょ

Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum ac Iaponicum (1595 Latin-Portuguese-Japanese dictionary)

委内瑞拉

ベネズエラ

Venezuela

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Example sentences

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彼は何者かに拉致された。

He was kidnapped by someone.

犯人は被害者を拉致して逃走した。

The perpetrator kidnapped the victim and fled.

拉丁語は多くの言語の基礎となっている。

Latin is the basis of many languages.

拉致被害者の帰国を願っている。

I hope for the return of the kidnap victims.

彼は拉丁文字の歴史を研究している。

He is studying the history of the Latin alphabet.

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