JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 拐: "kidnap, falsify"
The kanji 拐 means "kidnap, falsify". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | kidnap, falsify |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1498 of 2,501 |
Common words with 拐
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 誘拐abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
- 誘拐犯kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
- 誘拐事件kidnapping; kidnaping
- 拐かすto kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
- 狂言誘拐fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping
- 誘拐罪(crime of) kidnapping
- 誘拐犯人a kidnapper; an abductor
- 誘拐者abductor
- 拐帯absconding with money
- 誘拐婚marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping
- 拐引carrying off by deception; kidnap
- 拐取abduction; kidnapping
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