Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
2057 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: torture, beat
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ゴウ
Composition: 扌 考
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
拷問 (ゴウモン) torture
拷器 (ゴウキ) instruments of torture