囚獄

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
囚 獄
しゅう
Grade: S 		ごく
Grade: S
kan'on goon

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゅうごく [shùúgókú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨːɡo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

囚(しゅう)獄(ごく) • (shūgoku) ←しうごく (siugoku)?

  1. prison
  2. (historical, Edo) official in charge of prisons

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
囚 獄
ひとや
Grade: S Grade: S
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 囚獄 – see the following entry.
【獄ひとや】S
[noun] prison
Alternative spelling
人屋
(This term, 囚獄, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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