Japanese word

檻

Pronunciation

Romajiori

Meaning

  • nouncage

Example

動物園のライオンは檻にいます。dō butsu en no ra i o n wa ori ni i ma su

The lion is in a cage.

Illustration for 檻 (cage)

More examples

飼育員はライオンを檻から出しました。shi iku in wa ra i o n o ori ka ra da shi ma shi ta

The zookeeper took the lion out of its cage.

Core concept

It refers to a space that limits movement by surrounding its occupant with bars, a fence, or other barriers.

Common phrases

  • 檻に入るori ni hai ru

    enter a cage

  • 檻に入れるori ni i re ru

    put an animal in a cage

  • 檻から出るori ka ra de ru

    get out of a cage

  • 檻から出すori ka ra da su

    take an animal out of a cage

  • 檻を開けるori o a ke ru

    open a cage

Similar words

ケージkēji: A manufactured enclosure with bars or panels for keeping an animal or object in one place.
囲いkakoi: A fenced or bounded space that separates what is inside from the surrounding area.

Definition in Japanese

動物や人を外へ出さないために、柵や格子で周囲を囲ったもの。dō butsu ya hito o soto e da sa na i ta me ni saku ya kō shi de shū i o kako tta mo no

Word origin

おり (ori) is a native Japanese noun written with 檻 (ori), a kanji of Chinese origin meaning an enclosure or cage; no certain older derivation of the Japanese noun is established.

Usage tips

  • In English, pen usually means an enclosure for farm animals, while cage more often suggests bars, but 檻 (ori) may describe either kind of enclosure in Japanese.

Other meanings

  • pennoun
  • jail cellnoun

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