Translation guide
A cordon is a line of people, vehicles, or barriers that prevents access to an area. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific nouns and verbs depending on the context, such as police cordons, security perimeters, or traffic control lines.
A line of police officers, barriers, or tape set up to block off an area for security, crime scenes, or crowd control.
Refers specifically to a police cordon or security line set up during emergencies, crimes, or disasters. Commonly used in news reports.
The police set up a cordon around the scene.
The cordon was lifted.
A control line or cordon used for traffic, events, or restricted areas. Broader than 非常線, often used for non-emergency situations.
A cordon was set up on the road due to the accident.
A security cordon or alert line, often used for guarding perimeters or during heightened security.
A security cordon was set up at the station due to a terror alert.
Loanword from English, used for physical barriers like barricades. Can imply a more makeshift or protest-related cordon.
The protesters set up a barricade (cordon) on the road.
A ring or line of people (e.g., soldiers, guards) or vehicles surrounding something for protection or blockade.
Literally 'encirclement net'. Used for a cordon of forces surrounding an enemy, a building, or an area. Often military or police context.
The police formed a cordon around the building.
A wall of people, often a crowd forming a cordon or barrier. Used for onlookers or a human chain.
A line of vehicles acting as a cordon, e.g., police cars blocking a road.
The action of setting up a cordon, using tape, barriers, or personnel to block access.
To seal off or blockade an area. Common for police or military actions.
The police cordoned off the area.
To set up a police cordon around something. Very specific to emergency or crime scenes.
To make an area off-limits. Less physical cordon, more administrative restriction, but often used together with barriers.
To surround or encircle. Can be used for a cordon of people, but is more general.
The soldiers cordoned off the palace.
非常線 is specifically for emergency police cordons (crime scenes, disasters). 規制線 is a general control line for traffic, events, or restricted areas. 警戒線 implies a security alert cordon, often for potential threats. Use 非常線 for typical 'police cordon' situations.
The English word 'cordon' does not have a single direct equivalent in Japanese. Translating it as コルドン is not understood. Use the context-appropriate terms above.
有名人の周りに人垣ができた。
A cordon of people formed around the celebrity.
A cordon of police cars blocked the road.
A cordon was thrown around the scene.
The building was cordoned off because it was dangerous.