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屏禁 (へいきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

屏へい禁きん

へ

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ん

Meanings

1

noun

solitary confinement

law

Legal term for solitary confinement, used in prison contexts.

その囚しゅう人じんは屏へい禁きんに処しょせられた。
The prisoner was placed in solitary confinement.

Kanji

屏wall, fence
禁prohibition, ban, forbid

Similar words

独どく房ぼう
独房 refers to a solitary cell itself, while 屏禁 refers to the punishment or act of solitary confinement.

Etymology

The term is composed of 屏 (へい, 'shield, screen') and 禁 (きん, 'prohibition, ban'), suggesting confinement behind a barrier. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.