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在監 (ざいかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

在ざい監かん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

imprisonment; detention; being in prison

Formal or legal term for the state of being incarcerated. Often used in official contexts.

彼かれは在ざい監かん中ちゅうに手て紙がみを書かいた。
He wrote a letter while in prison.
在ざい監かん者しゃは

規き

則そく

正ただ

しい

生せい

活かつ

を

送おく

る

。

Inmates lead a disciplined life.

Kanji

在exist, outskirts, suburbs
監oversee, official, govt office

Similar words

収しゅう監かん
収監 refers to the act of putting someone into prison, while 在監 focuses on the state of being imprisoned.
拘こう置ち
拘置 is detention, often pre-trial, whereas 在監 is a broader term for being in prison.

Etymology

Compound of 在 (ざい, 'to be at') and 監 (かん, 'prison'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of imprisonment.