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牢番 (ろうばん) — prison guard | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
牢番

牢番

牢ろう番ばん

prison guard

Kanji Vocab History19 strokes

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ろうばん

Noun

1.

prison guard, jailer, gaoler

ANIMATION

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Kanji that make up this word

かた.い・ひとや…(1)

prison・jail・hardness

つが.い…(3)

turn・number in a series

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