Japanese Conversation · Level 108
60 words
Japanese word
監禁
Pronunciation
Romajikankin
Meaning
- nounconfinement
Example
監禁は人の自由を奪います。kan kin wa hito no ji yū o uba i ma su
Confinement takes away a person's freedom.
More examples
裁判所は不当な監禁を許しません。sai ban sho wa fu tō na kan kin o yuru shi ma se n
The court does not permit unlawful confinement.
Core concept
Confinement centers on keeping a person in a restricted place so that freedom of movement is taken away.
Common phrases
長期の監禁chō ki no kan kin
long-term confinement
監禁状態kan kin jō tai
state of confinement
監禁の解除kan kin no kai jo
lifting of confinement
Similar words
拘禁kōkin: Holding a person in a place and preventing the person from leaving freely.
拘束kōsoku: Limiting a person's movement or ability to act freely.
投獄tōgoku: Sending a person to prison as a form of legal punishment.
Definition in Japanese
人を一定の場所に閉じ込めて自由を奪うこと。hito o it tei no ba sho ni to ji ko me te ji yū o uba u ko to
Word origin
The compound 監禁 (kankin) combines 監 (kan, "watch over") and 禁 (kin, "forbid"), expressing the act of keeping someone confined.
Usage tips
- In English, confinement is a formal term that often appears in legal or official contexts, while imprisonment specifically suggests confinement as a punishment.