拷問

ごうもん

torture

What does 拷問 mean?

拷問 is a Japanese noun meaning torture in English. It is written as 拷問 in kanji, ごうもん in hiragana, and goumon in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

囚人は拷問で死んだ。

The prisoner died under torture.