牢屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牢	屋
ろう Hyōgai	や Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ろーや [ròóyáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːja̠]

Noun

牢(ろう)屋(や) • (rōya)

prison
Synonyms: 監獄, 牢

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
牢	屋
Hyōgai	Grade: 3

Noun

牢屋(るーや) (rūya)

prison
Synonyms: 監獄, 牢

References

Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)

Yonaguni

Kanji in this term
牢	屋
Hyōgai	Grade: 3

Noun

牢屋(どぅや) (duya)

prison