Word Meaning 勾留

こうりゅう kouryuu

勾留 is read as こうりゅう (kouryuu) and means detention pending trial.

Meaning

English

  1. detention pending trial
  2. confinement
  3. custody

Reading

Kana

こうりゅう

Romaji

kouryuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

勾留状

こうりゅうじょう

detention warrant

勾配

こうばい

gradient (vector calculus)

勾玉

まがたま

magatama

保留

ほりゅう

reservation

在留

ざいりゅう

residing (esp. abroad)

書留

かきとめ

registered mail

拘留

こうりゅう

custody

抑留

よくりゅう

internment

残留

ざんりゅう

staying behind

駐留

ちゅうりゅう

stationing (e.g. of troops)

慰留

いりゅう

dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.)

係留

けいりゅう

mooring

Example Sentences

1

かれはふつかかんこうりゅうされた。

He was held in custody for two days.