Keyword
torture
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1344
Readings
ごう
(100%)
Composed of
left hand
think (about something)
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
torture device; instrument of torture
rack (torture device)
Examples (5 in total)
He was subjected to torture by the police.
The torture made him confess to crimes he had not committed.
The prisoner died under torture.
Tom was tortured by the police.
The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description.