投獄
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 投獄
1
imprisonment; incarceration
Examples
その男は殺人の疑いで投獄された。
The man was imprisoned for murder.
Kanji in this Word
投
7 strokes
Frequency: 236
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
throw
discard
abandon
launch into
join
invest in
hurl
give up
sell at a loss
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
な.げる
-な.げ
獄
14 strokes
Frequency: 1529
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
prison
jail
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゴク
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