The kanji 拐: meaning, readings and stroke order

拐

Meaning: kidnap
On reading: カイ kai
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 8
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: bắt cóc, lừa đi (quải)
Japanese: ひとをだましてつれさる。
Korean: 꾀어내다, 유괴하다 (괴)
Chinese: 拐骗、诱拐

Readings, words and example sentences

カイ kai · on reading · less common

誘ゆう拐かい
kidnapping
誘ゆう拐かいをふせぐ教室があります。
There is a class on how to stay safe from kidnapping.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.