prison, hell
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゴク
- コク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- おり
About this kanji
The kanji 獄, pronounced as ごく or こく, primarily means "prison" or "hell." It is mostly used as a noun, though it appears in several important compounds. For example, 獄中 (ごくちゅう) means "in prison," while 脱獄 (だつごく) refers to a "prison escape." Another term, 地獄 (じごく), translates to "hell." The kanji conveys a sense of confinement or suffering, which you can see in these compounds. One thing to note is that while it can mean hell in a religious sense, it often carries a more severe feeling of punishment or hardship.
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Example sentences
彼は獄中生活を送った。
He spent his life in prison.
Meanings across languages
- English
- prison, hell
- Tiếng Việt
- nhà tù, địa ngục
- 日本語
- 獄, 刑務所, 地獄
- 한국어
- 감옥
- 中文
- 监狱
- id
- penjara
- th
- คุก
- es
- prisión
- fr
- prison
- de
- Gefängnis
- pt
- prisão
Common compounds
- 獄中ごくちゅうin prison
- 脱獄だつごくprison escape
- 死刑囚しけいしゅうdeath row inmate
- 地獄じごくhell
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