# 獄 — Prison

Frequency rank 1413 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 貯 (Savings), less common than 拓 (Cultivation).

- On’yomi: ごく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 犬 Dog (Kangxi 94)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A dog stands on the left, the word say fills the center, and another dog guards the right — two fierce dogs guarding a place where criminals are told their fate: prison.

In words:

- 地獄 じごく — hell

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