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囹 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「囗」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「囗」
On
レイれい · rei
Kun
—
Meaning
prison

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

An enclosure 囗 with 令 as phonetic: the place where people are shut in; used in 囹圄.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 囹圄れいご

    prison

  • 牢獄ろうごく

    jail; prison

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

無実(むじつ)の身(み)で囹圄(れいご)に繋(つな)がれた。

Though innocent, they were shut up in prison.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 囗Map of reading レイAll maps

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