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牢 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「牛」

道
準1University / general ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「牛」
On
ロウろう · rō
Kun
かた.い・ひとやkata.i · hitoya
Meaning
prison; firm

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

An enclosure with 牛 "ox": the pen where cattle are shut in; by extension, a prison.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 牢屋ろうや

    jail

  • 堅牢けんろう

    solid; sturdy

More words with this kanji

  • 牢獄ろうごく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

堅牢(けんろう)な造(つく)りの倉(くら)が残(のこ)っている。

A sturdily built storehouse still stands.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 牛Map of reading ロウAll maps

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