# 錮 — confinement

錮 means “confinement”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: コ (ko). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: confinement
- On'yomi: コ (ko)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Law & order 4

## How to remember 錮

Sounds like 固: both read コ.

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 固 solid

## Don't confuse it with

[箇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-places/)

## More in the “Law & order 4” set

[赦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pardon/) · [窃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stealthy-theft/) · [賊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bandit/) · [劾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/impeach/) · [囚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/prisoner/) · [遵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abide-by/) · [錮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/confinement/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/confinement/. Last updated 2026-11-01.