Kanji

錮

Meaning

confinement and to tie

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ふさぐ

On'yomi

  • きん こ imprisonment (without forced labour)
  • きん こ けい (penalty of) imprisonment
  • じゅうきん こ major imprisonment

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/16

Component Analysis

錮
confinement, to tie
ふさ.ぐ, コ
金
gold
かね, かな-, キン
固
harden, set, clot...
かた.める, かた.まる, コ
囗
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ, コク
古
old
ふる.い, ふる-, コ
十
ten
とお, と, ジュウ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク

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