Rengoku

煉獄

れんごく

literallypurgatory

Full name: 煉獄杏寿郎 (Rengoku Kyojuro)

The Flame Hashira.

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煉
  • 煉瓦れんがbrick
獄
  • 地獄じごくhell realm
  • 獄中ごくちゅうduring imprisonment
  • 監獄かんごくprison
  • 疑獄ぎごくbribery scandal

獄 — every one of these is a square on the grid of 2,136 jōyō kanji. Three a day, quizzed through real words.

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