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14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

prison, jail

On'yomi
  • ゴク
    		jail

Main Radical

犬(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ゴク 100.0%

Character Breakdown

prison, jail
ゴク (8th, N1)
the snarling of dogs
ゲン　ゴン　ギン
dog, dog radical (no. 94)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
dog
いぬ　ケン (1st, N4)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)

Contained In

嶽

Common Words

じ
地
ごく
獄
hell realm ②Hell ③hell ④place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
ごく
獄
jail
ごく
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そつ
卒
low-ranking prison guard ②hell's tormenting devils
だつ
脱
ごく
獄
escaping from prison ②jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
ろう
牢
ごく
獄
prison
れん
煉
ごく
獄
purgatory
じ
地
ごく
獄
みみ
耳
being readily aware of rumors and gossip ②ability to remember everything one hears
とう
投
ごく
獄
imprisonment
ごく
獄
もん
門
prison gate ②decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
だつ
脱
ごく
獄
しゅう
囚
escaped prisoner
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References

Unicode hex code 7344
JIS X 0208 1-25-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2906
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3602
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 712
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 872
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 501
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 644
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 338
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 361
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1644
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1219
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20603
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1274
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 884
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 905
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1530
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1717
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1518
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1309
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 344
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g11.1
Four corner code 4323.4
De Roo Code 2963