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獄 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」

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3Junior high level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
ゴクごく · goku
Kun
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Meaning
prison; jail

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

With 言: the place where offenders are shut in — a prison.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onゴクごくgoku獄舎ごくしゃ地獄じごく疑獄ぎごく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 監獄かんごく

    prison

  • 地獄じごく

    hell

More words with this kanji

  • 煉獄れんごく
  • 牢獄ろうごく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

地獄(じごく)と極楽(ごくらく)の絵(え)を見(み)た。

I saw pictures of hell and paradise.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

地獄監獄獄地ground監overse…猟huntin…犯to com…犲a jack…狆a Japa…狄a nort…極extrem…
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Compound

Reading

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