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교도소
교도소
矯導所
[ gyodoso ]
「명사」 Noun
• prison; jail
A facility that locks up criminals and supervises them.
buildings & infrastructure
law & justice
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
矯 (교)
–
to correct, to straighten, to rectify
導 (도)
–
to guide, to lead, to instruct, to direct
所 (소)
–
place, location, that which, what (nominalizer)
Synonyms
옥
–
prison
형무소
–
prison; jail
Related words
교도
–
correctional discipline; rehabilitation
Neighboring words in the dictionary
굉장히
교
교과
교과서
교구
교권
교단
교도
교도소
교두보
교량
교류
교리
교문
교배
교본
교사
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