Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite
Kunyomi: かか.わる
Onyomi: コウ
Composition: 扌 句
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
拘束 (コウソク) restriction, restraint, binding, constraint
拘禁 (コウキン) detention, custody, confinement, internment
関わる (かかわる) to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)