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獄
On'yomi
ゴク
GOKU
prison · jail
dark
Details
Strokes14
Frequency#1529
Radical犬dog(4)
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Component Breakdown
獄=
犭言犬
animal + speech + dog
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of two dogs and words. Dogs arguing.
Symbolism
Prison, hell, in prison. Represents jail.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
焦熱地獄
しょうねつじごく
burning hell; inferno; burning hell
無間地獄
むけんじごく
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering; the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
八大地獄
はちだいじごく
The Eight Greater Hells; The Eight Greater Hells
Proverbs & Idioms
獄門にかかる
ごくもんにかかる
To be put on the prison gate
To face capital punishment for serious crimes