house arrest; confinement at home
Historical term for a punishment in the Edo period where a samurai was confined to their residence, often combined with 閉門 (gate closure). Now used in historical contexts.
In the Edo period, 蟄居閉門 was one of the punishments for samurai.
He was held responsible for the misconduct and ordered into house arrest.
蟄居 alone refers to confinement at home, while 蟄居閉門 specifically includes the additional punishment of closing the gate (閉門), a stricter form of house arrest.
閉門 means closing a gate or being shut in; combined with 蟄居 it forms a compound denoting a specific Edo-period penalty.
Compound of 蟄居 (confinement at home) and 閉門 (gate closure), referring to a specific form of punishment in the Edo period.