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    3. 獄門

    獄門

    獄ごく門もん

    prison gate

    NTNounHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab22 strokes

    ごくもん

    Noun

    1.
    prison gate
    2.
    decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 22

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    Kanji that make up this word

    獄
    prison・jail
    門
    かど・と…(4)
    gate・counter for cannons
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