noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. imprisonment, incarceration.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
投獄 とうごく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

throw, discard, abandon
トウ な.げる (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
prison, jail
ゴク (Late Jr. High, 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)