獄 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
道3Junior high level ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
- On
- ゴク
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- prison; jail
Origin
With 言: the place where offenders are shut in — a prison.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゴク | 獄舎・地獄・疑獄 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 監獄かんごく
prison
- 地獄じごく
hell
Example
地獄と極楽の絵を見た。
I saw pictures of hell and paradise.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)