Memory phrase for the character: 獄

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

(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.

犭	(wild) animal	The radical kemono* shows a dog on the hind legs.*
言	word, speech	Sound waves above the opened mouth 口 symbolize the spoken word.
犬	dog	Shows big 大, as a broad-legged person with arms stretched out wide, holding a small dog 丶.

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

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