Translation guide
A prison cell designed for one inmate. In Japanese, this is expressed with specific terms for solitary confinement or a cell for one person.
A cell where a prisoner is kept alone, often as punishment or for protection.
The standard term for a solitary confinement cell or single-person cell in prisons.
A cell designed for one inmate, not necessarily for punishment.
Specifies a solitary cell for one person, emphasizing single occupancy.
彼は独房に入れられた。
He was put in a solitary cell.
Literally 'single room', used in prison contexts for a cell for one person, though less common than 独房.
The prisoner was placed in a single-person cell.
This prison has many single-person cells.
A less common compound meaning 'single cell', sometimes used in official contexts.
Life in a single-person cell is lonely.