Meaningjail · prisonOn'yomiゴクCommon compounds (9)地獄 じごくhell獄中 ごくちゅうduring imprisonment; while in jail監獄 かんごくprison疑獄 ぎごくbribery scandal; graft case極道 ごくどうorganized crime; yakuza; underworld投獄 とうごくimprisonment; incarceration生き地獄 いきじごくhell on earth; living hell出獄 しゅつごくrelease (from prison)牢獄 ろうごくprison; jail; gaol