牢獄

ろうごく

Meanings

1. Noun prison; jail; gaol

Kanji

• 牢 prison; jail; hardness. Read as ロウ.
• 獄 prison. Read as ゴク.

Example sentences

• 囚人が牢獄から逃げた。
  A convict has escaped from prison.

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