獄prison

獄

Gokuごく

prison

Examples

獄中ごくちゅうduring imprisonment

出獄しゅつごくrelease (from prison)

獄 (Goku) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “prison, jail”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 14 strokes.

On'yomi

ゴクGoku

Kun'yomi

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JLPT: N1
Strokes: 14
Taught in: secondary school

Example words with 獄

獄中ごくちゅうduring imprisonment
出獄しゅつごくrelease (from prison)
地獄じごくhell realm

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