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牢
Kanji meaning "prison, jail, hardness"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1780
Kanken Level 準1
RTK
KLC Volume 8
TMW Major Idol
7 strokes
Meanings
prison, jail, hardness
On'yomi
ロウ
Kun'yomi
かた.い
ひとや
Stroke order
(7 strokes)
Composed of
宀
shaped crown
牛
cow
radical
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
ろう
32 (100%)
牢
(
ろう
)
獄
(
ごく
)
prison
#13285
牢
(
ろう
)
prison
#14933
牢
(
ろう
)
屋
(
や
)
jail
#15466
堅
(
けん
)
牢
(
ろう
)
solid
#21941
地
(
ち
)
下
(
か
)
牢
(
ろう
)
dungeon
#24910
座
(
ざ
)
敷
(
しき
)
牢
(
ろう
)
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
#53077
牢
(
ろう
)
番
(
ばん
)
prison guard
#65477
水
(
みず
)
牢
(
ろう
)
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
#99501
牢
(
ろう
)
名
(
な
)
主
(
ぬし
)
head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
#104890
牢
(
ろう
)
人
(
にん
)
ronin
#107264
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Most common words using this kanji
牢
(
ろう
)
獄
(
ごく
)
prison
#13285
牢
(
ろう
)
prison
#14933
牢
(
ろう
)
屋
(
や
)
jail
#15466
堅
(
けん
)
牢
(
ろう
)
solid
#21941
地
(
ち
)
下
(
か
)
牢
(
ろう
)
dungeon
#24910
座
(
ざ
)
敷
(
しき
)
牢
(
ろう
)
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
#53077
牢
(
ろう
)
番
(
ばん
)
prison guard
#65477
水
(
みず
)
牢
(
ろう
)
(punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber
#99501
牢
(
ろう
)
名
(
な
)
主
(
ぬし
)
head of a prisoners' group (Edo period)
#104890
牢
(
ろう
)
人
(
にん
)
ronin
#107264
石
(
いし
)
牢
(
ろう
)
jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance
#109769
牢
(
ろう
)
屋
(
や
)
敷
(
しき
)
precinct of a jail
#111574
入
(
にゅう
)
牢
(
ろう
)
imprisonment
#115224
牢
(
ろう
)
破
(
やぶ
)
り
jailbreak
#116324
岩
(
いわ
)
牢
(
ろう
)
cave prison
#133265
土
(
つち
)
牢
(
ろう
)
dungeon
#134816
牢
(
ろう
)
として
firmly
#148524
牢
(
ろう
)
記
(
き
)
keeping in mind
#172657
牢
(
ろう
)
固
(
こ
)
firm
#180617
牢
(
ろう
)
役
(
やく
)
人
(
にん
)
(Edo-period) jail warden
#198176
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