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獄 means 'prison'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1428   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 65 words   Used in 62 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   ゴク
The left dog and center element exist as a rare kanji, (-)
⿲   () dog   say; word   dog  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 獄 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 獄 is used 64 times, read 1 way.
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noun
hell
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An additional 1 less common words include 獄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1274  Joy o' Kanji : 1274  Key to Kanji:

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ゴク    prison   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
ケン   いぬ dog   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
dot   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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