牢

牢 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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prison, jail, hardness

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

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Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀牛

牢獄ろうごく捕らえた罪人を収容する建物。prison, jail, gaol
牢ろうprison, jail, gaol, firm
牢屋ろうや捕らえた罪人を収容する建物。jail, gaol, jailhouse
牢固ろうこしっかりしていて丈夫なさま。firm, solid, inflexible, immovable
牢死ろうし牢屋で死ぬこと。dying in prison
牢番ろうばんprison guard, jailer, gaoler
牢問ろうもんwhipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage (three forms of Edo-period torture)
牢記ろうきしっかり記憶すること。keeping in mind, taking note of, remembering, taking to heart
牢名主ろうなぬしhead of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
牢役人ろうやくにん(Edo-period) jail warden, jailer
牢破りろうやぶりjailbreak, breaking out of prison, person who escapes from jail, prison escapee
牢屋敷ろうやしきprecinct of a jail, vicinity of a prison
牢としてろうとしてfirmly, strongly

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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