torture, beat
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゴウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 拷, pronounced 'ゴウ' (gou), primarily means torture or to beat. It is mainly used in noun form. There are several compounds derived from this kanji, such as 拷問 (ごうもん, goumon), which means torture; 拷器 (ごうき, gouki), referring to instruments of torture; and 拷問具 (ごうもんぐ, goumongu), meaning torture devices. These compounds illustrate how 拷 relates to severe physical punishment. It's worth noting that this kanji carries very serious and dark connotations, so it isn't used in light or casual contexts. Understanding its meaning can help grasp discussions around historical or legal contexts in Japanese.
Example sentences
拷問に耐えることは難しい。
Enduring torture is difficult.
Meanings across languages
- English
- torture, beat
- Tiếng Việt
- tra tấn
- 日本語
- 拷問
- 한국어
- 고문
- 中文
- 拷问
- id
- penyiksaan
- th
- การทรมาน
- es
- tortura
- fr
- torture
- de
- Folter
- pt
- tortura
Common compounds
- 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, instrument of torture
- 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)
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