檻
檻
pen, corral, cell, jail
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Kun
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Common Words
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cage; pen; (jail) cell
Examples
その動物は檻から出ようともがいた。
The animal struggled to get out of the cage.
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Common noun
railing; guard rail; handrail; banister; balustrade; parapet
Examples
州警察のジャネット・ウェルプ広報官によれば、そのトラックは州間高速道路３０号線沿いの橋の欄干に激突して止まったとのことです。
State police spokeswoman Janet Welp says the truck wound up crashing into a bridge railing along Interstate 30.
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欄干／闌干 only; Archaic; 'taru' adjective; Adverb taking the 'to' particle
(shining) brightly (of the moon or stars)
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欄干／闌干 only; Archaic; 'taru' adjective; Adverb taking the 'to' particle
(flowing) endlessly (of tears)
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physical punishment; beating; smacking; spanking
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severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
Examples
さっき、なかなか起きなかったのも、折檻して欲しかったからでしょう？
The reason you didn't wake up just now was because you wanted me to punish you, right?
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elephant cage; Wullenweber antenna; large circular antenna array used for radio direction finding
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