Word Meaning 牢屋

ろうや rouya

牢屋 is read as ろうや (rouya) and means jail.

Meaning

English

  1. jail
  2. gaol
  3. jailhouse

Reading

Kana

ろうや

Romaji

rouya

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

牢屋敷

ろうやしき

precinct of a jail

牢獄

ろうごく

prison

紺屋

こうや

dyer

小屋

こや

one's own house

問屋

といや

wholesale store

大屋

おおや

landlord

部屋

へや

stable

家屋

かおく

house

本屋

ほんや

main building

居酒屋

いざかや

izakaya

酒屋

さかや

liquor store

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

Example Sentences

1

かれはちいさなつみでろうやにいれられた。

He was put in jail for a minor offense.