Keyword
jail
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2325
Readings
ろう
(100%)
Composed of
roof with a chimney
cow
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
prison; jail; gaol
jail; gaol; jailhouse
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
ronin; masterless samurai
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
dungeon; underground prison
head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance; cave prison
breaking out of prison; jailbreak
precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
jailbreak; breaking out of prison; person who escapes from jail; prison escapee
dying in prison
keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering; taking to heart
firmly; strongly
dungeon; underground prison
(Edo-period) jail warden; jailer
jail for women (Edo period)
life imprisonment
whipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage (three forms of Edo-period torture)
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
firm and solid; stout and durable
locking the barn door after the horse has bolted; doing something too late; (lit.) mending the pen after the sheep are lost
Pulao (Chinese dragon)
cave prison; cliffside jail
Examples (3 in total)
Buildings are much stronger now than they used to be.
The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to prison.
She's been sent to jail for murder.