檻
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 檻
1
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.
Kanji in this Word
檻
19 strokes
Meanings
pen
corral
cell
jail
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おり
おばしま
てすり
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