Keyword
jail
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2325
Readings
ろう
(100%)
Composed of
roof with a chimney
cow
Used in vocabulary (28 in total)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
prison; jail; gaol
jail; gaol; jailhouse
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
ronin; masterless samurai
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
dungeon; underground prison
(Edo-period) head of a prisoners' group
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
dying in prison
jailbreak; breaking out of prison; person who escapes from jail; prison escapee
keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering; taking to heart
dungeon; underground prison
(Edo-period) jail warden; jailer
life imprisonment
jail for women (Edo period)
firmly; strongly
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
Examples (3 in total)
The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to prison.
Buildings are much stronger now than they used to be.
She's been sent to jail for murder.