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獄 = 犭 + 言 + 犬
獄 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “prison”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs), 言 (say) and 犬 (dog). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 361. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- prison
- RTK frame
- 361
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゴク
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- тюрьма
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 獄 prison
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 獄
How to find 獄 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “say” + “dog”. 獄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 獄 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.