Word Meaning 拘留

こうりゅう kouryuu

拘留 is read as こうりゅう (kouryuu) and means custody.

Meaning

English

  1. custody
  2. detention
  3. confinement

Reading

Kana

こうりゅう

Romaji

kouryuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 11135 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

未決拘留

みけつこうりゅう

detention pending trial

再拘留

さいこうりゅう

(a) remand

拘束

こうそく

restriction

拘置所

こうちしょ

prison

拘置

こうち

detention

拘禁

こうきん

detention

拘束時間

こうそくじかん

total hours spent working

拘置支所

こうちししょ

branch detention house

拘束名簿式比例代表制

こうそくめいぼしきひれいだいひょうせい

proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)

保留

ほりゅう

reservation

抑留

よくりゅう

internment

慰留

いりゅう

dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.)

Example Sentences

1

さいばんまでかれはこうりゅうされた。

He was detained until the trial.