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    3. 獄中

    獄中

    獄ごく中ちゅう

    during imprisonment

    KMT7News #15+1Noun, ParticlePolitics & LawKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ごくちゅう

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    during imprisonment, while in jail

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    彼かれは獄ごく中ちゅうで多おおくの本ほんを読よみました。

    He read many books while in jail.

    KMT5Politics & LawLiterature
    獄ごく中ちゅうでの生せい活かつは彼かれにとって厳きびしいものでした。

    Life in prison was harsh for him.

    KMT7Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    政せい治じ犯はんは獄ごく中ちゅうでも、自じ分ぶんの信しん念ねんを貫つらぬき通とおしました。

    Even in prison, the political prisoner held firm to his beliefs.

    KMT7Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    獄ごく中ちゅうから家か族ぞくへの手て紙がみが定てい期き的てきに送おくられていました。

    Letters were regularly sent to his family from prison.

    KMT7Politics & LawFamily & Relationships
    獄ごく中ちゅうで書かかれた彼かれの回かい顧こ録ろくは、多おおくの人ひと々びとに感かん銘めいを与あたえました。

    His memoirs, written while in prison, deeply impressed many people.

    KMT8Politics & LawLiteratureEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    獄
    prison・jail
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
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