Word Meaning 拘う

かかずらう kakazurau

拘う is read as かかずらう (kakazurau) and means to be a stickler about.

Meaning

English

to be a stickler about
to be finicky about (some triviality)
to be mixed up with
to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)
to take part (in some work)
to hang about
to bother (someone)

Reading

Kana

かかずらう

Romaji

kakazurau

Writing Variants

係うかかずらう kakazurau
拘らう かかずらう kakazurau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 137919 Priority V

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