獄

Prison

WaniKani level 35JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,500-2,000 Β· #152914 strokes

Meanings

Prison, Jail

On'yomi

ごく

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 獄

獄 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

獄 (Prison) is taught on WaniKani at level 35 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1529 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.

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