拘束

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Chinese

adhere; capture; restrain
bunch; (a measure word); to bind
bunch; (a measure word); to bind; to control
 
simp. and trad.
(拘束) 		拘 束

Pronunciation

Verb

拘束

  1. to constrain

Synonyms

Adjective

拘束

  1. constrained; ill at ease

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
拘 束
こう
Grade: S 		そく
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

拘(こう)束(そく) • (kōsoku) 

  1. restriction; restraint

Verb

拘(こう)束(そく)する • (kōsoku suru) suru (stem 拘(こう)束(そく)し (kōsoku shi), past 拘(こう)束(そく)した (kōsoku shita))

  1. restrict; restrain; (law enforcement) detain
    警察(けいさつ)は容疑者(ようぎしゃ)を拘束(こうそく)した。
    Keisatsu wa yōgisha o kōsoku shita.
    The police detained the suspect.
    事情(じじょう)の変化(へんか)を見(み)た今日(こんにち)では、我々(われわれ)は従来(じゅうらい)の方針(ほうしん)には拘束(こうそく)されない。
    Jijō no henka o mita konnichi de wa, wareware wa jūrai no hōshin ni wa kōsoku sarenai.
    Under today's altered situation we are not bound by our past policies.
    正(ただ)しい法律(ほうりつ)は決(けっ)して善人(ぜんにん)の自由(じゆう)を拘束(こうそく)しない。
    Tadashii hōritsu wa kesshite zennin no jiyū o kōsoku shinai.
    Just laws are no restraint upon the freedom of the good.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "拘束する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 拘束し こうそくし kōsoku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 拘束し こうそくし kōsoku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 拘束する こうそくする kōsoku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 拘束する こうそくする kōsoku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 拘束すれ こうそくすれ kōsoku sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 拘束せよ¹
拘束しろ² 		こうそくせよ¹
こうそくしろ² 		kōsoku seyo¹
kōsoku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 拘束される こうそくされる kōsoku sareru
Causative 拘束させる
拘束さす 		こうそくさせる
こうそくさす 		kōsoku saseru
kōsoku sasu
Potential 拘束できる こうそくできる kōsoku dekiru
Volitional 拘束しよう こうそくしよう kōsoku shiyō
Negative 拘束しない こうそくしない kōsoku shinai
Negative continuative 拘束せず こうそくせず kōsoku sezu
Formal 拘束します こうそくします kōsoku shimasu
Perfective 拘束した こうそくした kōsoku shita
Conjunctive 拘束して こうそくして kōsoku shite
Hypothetical conditional 拘束すれば こうそくすれば kōsoku sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

See also

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