牢屋 ろうや Meanings Noun jail; gaol; jailhouse Kanji 牢 prison; jail; hardness. Read as ロウ. 屋 shop. Read as や. Example sentences 彼女は殺人の廉で牢屋に入れられてしまった。She's been sent to jail for murder. Words containing 牢屋 牢屋敷 (ろうやしき) precinct of a jail Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists