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    3. 牢番

    牢番

    牢ろう番ばん

    prison guard

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ろうばん

    Noun

    1.
    prison guard, jailer, gaoler

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    牢
    かた.い・ひとや…(1)
    prison・jail・hardness
    番
    つが.い…(3)
    turn・number in a series
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