Onyomi: ロウ · Kunyomi: かた.い, ひとや · Meanings: hardness, jail, prison
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 牢 | ろう | prison, jail, gaol | Noun |
| 牢獄 | ろうごく | prison, jail, gaol | Noun |
| 浪人 | ろうにん | ronin, masterless samurai | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 牢役人 | ろうやくにん | (Edo-period) jail warden, jailer | Noun |
| 牢屋敷 | ろうやしき | precinct of a jail, vicinity of a prison | Noun |
| 牢名主 | ろうなぬし | head of a prisoners' group (Edo period) | Noun |
| 牢死 | ろうし | dying in prison | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 牢として | ろうとして | firmly, strongly | Adverb (fukushi) |
| 牢問 | ろうもん | whipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage (three forms of Edo-period torture) | Noun |
| 牢固 | ろうこ | firm, solid, inflexible, immovable | 'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle |
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