What does kanji 拏 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 拏 is arrest.

How is kanji 拏 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 拏 are つか.む, ひ.く; the onyomi readings are ダ, ナ.

Example words that use kanji 拏 include 拿捕.

Kanken 1

拏

Meaning

arrest

arrest, catch

Stroke Order

Variant: 拿 (Formal) , 㧱 (Itaiji)

1 common entries

Showing 1 of 1 entries that include this kanji.

だほ

capture (esp. of a foreign vessel)

5 reference sentences

警察は逃げた男を拏えた。

The police caught the man who ran away.

犯人は駅の近くで拏えられた。

The suspect was arrested near the station.

鷹が獲物を拏えるところを見た。

I saw a hawk catch its prey.

彼は落ちそうな子どもの腕をすばやく拏えた。

He quickly caught the arm of the child who was about to fall.

波にさらわれそうになり、私は岩を必死に拏えた。

As I was about to be swept away by the waves, I desperately grabbed a rock.