拷
READING  ゴウ
MEANING  torture
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
拷問
ごうもん
torture, the rack, third degree
拷器
ごうき
instruments of torture
拷問禁止条約
ごうもんきんしじょうやく
United Nations Convention Against Torture (1987)
 
Example sentences
拷問
警察署内での拷問の残酷さは筆舌に尽くし難い。
The cruelty of the torture in the police station is beyond description.
 
Lookalikes
考 
コウ、かんが-える 
think