錮

Kanji
錮
Level
N1
Meaning
tie up, confine, imprison
On'yomi
コ
Strokes
16
Common compounds

禁錮 (きんこ) imprisonment 禁錮刑 (きんこけい) penalty of imprisonment 錮閉 (こへい) confinement

Memory hook

Metal (金) fastens something hard (固) to confine (錮) someone.

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