軟禁

Reading

Kana: なんきん
Romaji: nankin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

vs
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lenient confinement or house arrest

Kanji

Readings: ナン、 やわ.らか、 やわ.らかい
Meaning: soft
Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid

Example Sentence

(なに)しろ(あさ)から夕方(ゆうがた)まで、校舎(こうしゃ)(なか)軟禁(なんきん)状態(じょうたい)だからな。釈放(しゃくほう)されれば元気(げんき)にもなるってもんだ。
➥Anyhow, having been held in school from morning to evening ... anybody'd be happy on getting released.
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