General term for a place of confinement; often used in compounds like 牢獄 (prison) or 牢屋 (jail).
He was put in prison.
taru-adjective
Obsolete taru-adjective meaning 'firm' or 'strong'; found in classical expressions like 牢として (firmly). Not used in modern Japanese.
See also: 牢として
It is difficult to escape from jail.
In classical texts, it was used like 'firmly unmoving'.
prison; jail
jail; prison
solid; sturdy; durable
keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering
room for confining criminals or the mentally ill (Edo period)
imprisonment; being jailed
dungeon; underground prison
dungeon; underground prison
women's jail (Edo period)
Standard kanji for 'prison' and the obsolete adjective sense.
Alternate kanji form; less common than 牢.
Variant of 籠; rarely used.
The kanji 牢 originally depicts an enclosure for cattle, later extended to mean prison. The obsolete adjective sense 'firm' is derived from classical Chinese usage.
cave prison; cliffside jail
water-filled chamber (punishment)
life imprisonment
Edo-period torture combining whipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage
firm; solid; immovable