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獄 – prison, jail
14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1529 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary
The kanji 獄 means prison, jail. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゴク (goku). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 犬 (no. 94).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ゴク | goku |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 犬 (Kangxi radical 94). Components: 言・犯・犬.
Words using 獄
Example sentences
魔王は言った。「俺が負けるわっきゃねーべ。審判は皆地獄にいるのだ」。
"How can I lose?" answered Satan. "All the umpires are down here in Hell."
Kanji with the same radical
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