Word details
檻
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 檻.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
檻
pen, corral, cell, jail
19 strokes
On
カン
Kun
おりおばしまてすり
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