牢

牢 (radical 93, 牛+3, 7 strokes, cangjie input 十竹手 (JHQ), four-corner 3050₂, composition ⿱宀牛)

• KangXi: page 698, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19934
• Dae Jaweon: page 1110, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1802, character 6
• Unihan data for U+7262

牢

1. prison; jail
   • 監牢 / 监牢  ―  jiānláo  ―  prison
2. pen; enclosure

   • 亡羊補牢，猶未遲也。 [MSC, trad.]
     亡羊补牢，犹未迟也。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wáng yáng bǔ láo, yóu wèi chí yě. [Pinyin]

     Repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.

3. firm; fast; durable
   • 牢固  ―  láogù  ―  firm; durable
4. dependable; reliable
5. animal used for sacrificing
   • 太牢  ―  tàiláo  ―  animal used for sacrificing
6. with grievance and toil
   • 牢騷 / 牢骚  ―  láosāo  ―  to be discontented

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. prison
2. stable, pen
3. secure

• Go-on: ろう (rō)^{←らう (rau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ろう (rō)^{←らう (rau, historical)}
• Kun: ひとや (hitoya, 牢); かたい (katai, 牢い)

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ろ​ー [róꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ː]

• 籠

牢 (hiragana ろう, rōmaji rō, historical hiragana らう)

1. prison

• 監獄 (かんごく) (kangoku), 牢 (ろう)屋 (や) (rōya)

牢 • (roe, noe, ro, no) (hangeul 뢰, 뇌, 로, 노, revised roe, noe, ro, no, McCune–Reischauer roe, noe, ro, no, Yale loy, noy, lo, no)

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牢 (hiragana るー, romaji rū)

牢 (hiragana るー, romaji rū)

1. prison

• 監獄 (かんぐく, kanguku), 牢屋 (るーや, rūya)

• 牢屋 (るーや, rūya, “prison”)

• 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963

牢: Hán Nôm readings: lao, lào, sao, sau

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