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拷

torture
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. tortureRtK
    彼は警察で拷問を受けた。He was subjected to torture by the police.tatoeba
    囚人は拷問で死んだ。The prisoner died under torture.tatoeba
  2. beat

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · consider · old man · slingshot · catapult

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1344

Compound words

拷問ごうもん
torture
拷器ごうき
instruments of torture
拷訊ごうじん
torture
拷責ごうせき
torture
拷問具ごうもんぐ
torture device
拷問台ごうもんだい
rack (torture device)
拷問禁止条約ごうもんきんしじょうやく
United Nations Convention Against Torture (1987)
拷問等禁止条約ごうもんとうきんしじょうやく
United Nations Convention Against Torture (1987)

Additional Examples

拷問にかけられて彼は犯していない罪を認めた。
The torture made him confess to crimes he had not committed.tatoeba
警察署内での拷問の残酷さは筆舌に尽くし難い。
The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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