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prison
Stroke count: 14

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8
  1. during imprisonment
  2. while in jail

Radicals and components

Radical犬dogComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pack of wild dogs · say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · chihuahua · dog (犬) · large (大) · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 361

Compound words

監獄かんごく
prison
疑獄ぎごく
bribery scandal; graft case
獄中ごくちゅう
during imprisonment; while in jail
出獄しゅつごく
release (from prison)
地獄じごく
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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