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獄 kanji: meaning “prison”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N114 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
prison
On'yomi
ゴク
Kun'yomi
none

Picture story to remember 獄

Words (言) from the warden's mouth (口) calm the big (大) dogs locked in prison.

Parts in this story:言, 口, 大

How to write 獄: stroke order

獄 is written with 14 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 獄

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Kanji that share parts with 獄.