Word details

監禁

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 監禁.

Dictionary

Entry

監禁んきんNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #8822
1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

Examples
こんな所に監禁されているのはもうごめんだ。
I can't stand being cooped up in this prison!

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer

15 strokesFrequency 408JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カン

Nanori

けん

prohibition, ban, forbid

13 strokesFrequency 681JLPT N2Grade 5

On

キン

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