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独房監禁 (どくぼうかんきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

独どく房ぼう監かん禁きん

Meanings

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noun

solitary confinement

Legal and penal term for isolating a prisoner in a separate cell.

彼かれは独どく房ぼう監かん禁きんの処しょ分ぶんを受うけた。
He was sentenced to solitary confinement.

Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
房tassel, tuft, fringe
監oversee, official, govt office
禁

prohibition, ban, forbid

Etymology

Compound of 独房 (solitary cell) and 監禁 (confinement).