Memory phrase for the Kanji: 獄

獄

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Meaning prison

Pronunciation

GOKU

Explanation

From left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), word 言, dog 犬

Mnemonic
 
(The wild animal stands for the criminal and the tame dog is the good citizen:) A wild animal is tamed with words into a dog, when being in prison.

Radicals

犭 (wild) animalThe radical kemono shows a dog on the hind legs.
言 word, speechSound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
犬 dogA big 大 person with outspread arms holds a small dog 丶.
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 Vocabulary

地獄耳 じごくみみ  sharp ear, long ears​
地獄 じごく  hell

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