獄
獄: prison
prison; hell
14 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 22 words here
Readings
On
ゴク
Kun—
ごく: 地獄(じごく) "hell", 監獄(かんごく) "prison", 牢獄(ろうごく), 脱獄(だつごく) "prison break", 投獄(とうごく).
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Key words
地獄じごくhell
牢獄ろうごくprison; dungeon
脱獄だつごくprison break
投獄とうごくimprisonment
煉獄れんごくpurgatory
Example sentences
悪いことをした人は地獄に落ちると、祖母は言った。
My grandmother said that people who do bad things fall into hell.
その囚人は夜中に脱獄した。
The prisoner escaped from prison in the middle of the night.
彼は無実の罪で投獄された。
He was thrown into prison for a crime he did not commit.