Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 拷

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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the meaning of "torture," "interrogation," or "to interrogate by inflicting pain." It suggests the act of extracting information or confessions through physical or mental duress.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): ゴウ ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): むちう(つ) (to whip, flog)

Usage Examples

⚫︎ 拷問(ごうもん) Translation: Torture ⚫︎ 拷問にかける(ごうもんにかける) Translation: To subject to torture ⚫︎ 自白を拷問で得る(じはくをごうもんでえる) Translation: To obtain a confession through torture

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Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The left side is a radical 木(き) which means "tree" or "wood." ⚫︎ The right side is 考(こう), which is the phonetic component, conveying the sound "gou" and roughly indicating the meaning "to consider" or "to examine." ⚫︎ The combination suggests the use of wooden implements (like whips or beatings) to make someone "consider" and to extract information through harsh interrogation. This creates the overall meaning of "torture" or "interrogation by force."

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