拷 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道準2High school level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ゴウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- torture
Origin
Hand plus a phonetic element: to beat someone in order to question them.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゴウ | 拷問 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 拷問ごうもん
torture
- 拷問官ごうもんかん
torturer; interrogator
Example
拷問は決して許されない。
Torture can never be permitted.
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