獄

獄 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 大竹卜口大 (KHYRK), four-corner 4323₄, composition ⿰狺犬)

• 𭗢, 嶽, 𧀀, 𡽺, 𩁓, 鸑(𬸚), 𡈭

• 狱 (Simplified Chinese)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 717, character 3
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20603
• Dae Jaweon: page 1128, character 22
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1365, character 16
• Unihan data for U+7344

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 㹜 (“two dogs”) + 言 (“words”) (㹜 = 犭 + 犬, two forms of “dog”). A place where dogs are barking (言) at each other, a jail with guard dogs.

獄

1. prison

   • 如有犯法，則司獄在。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     如有犯法，则司狱在。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE, translated based on Jeffrey S. Bullock's version

     Rú yǒu fànfǎ, zé sī yù zài. [Pinyin]

     If there are those who break the law, then there are officers and jails to deal with them.

2. lawsuit; case

   • 小大之獄，雖不能察，必以情。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     小大之狱，虽不能察，必以情。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Xiǎo dà zhī yù, suī bùnéng chá, bì yǐ qíng. [Pinyin]

     Though unable personally to attend to the details of all trials, big and small, I always demand the facts.

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

• Go-on: ごく (goku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: ぎょく (gyoku)
• Kun: ひとや (hitoya, 獄)

• 獄(ごく)衣(い) (gokui): prison clothes
• 獄則(ごくそく) (gokusoku): prison rules
• 地(じ)獄(ごく) (jigoku): hell
• 辺獄(へんごく) (hengoku): (theology) limbo
• 煉獄(れんごく) (rengoku): (theology) purgatory

From Middle Chinese 獄／狱 (ngjowk, “prison”).

• (Tokyo) ご​く [góꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

獄(ごく) • (goku) 

1. prison

Compound of 人 (hito, “human”) +‎ 屋 (ya, “house”).[3][1]

• (Tokyo) ひとや [hìtóyá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [çi̥to̞ja̠]

獄(ひとや) • (hitoya) 

1. prison

獄 • (ok) (hangeul 옥)

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獄: Hán Nôm readings: ngục

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• Nôm: ngục

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999