獄

Glyph origin
(㹜 = 犭 + 犬, two forms of “dog”). A place where dogs are barking (言) at each other, a jail with guard dogs.

Definitions

 * 1) prison
 * 2) lawsuit; case
 * 1) lawsuit; case

Kanji

 * 1) prison
 * 2) lawsuit; case

Compounds

 * : prison clothes
 * : prison rules
 * : hell
 * : limbo
 * : purgatory

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) prison

Etymology 2
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1) prison

Readings

 * Nôm: ngục