軟禁状態

Reading

Kana: なんきんじょうたい

Romaji: nankinjōtai

Definition

noun

1

(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement

Kanji

軟

Readings: ナン、 やわ.らか、 やわ.らかい

Meaning: soft

禁

Reading: キン

Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid

状

Reading: ジョウ

Meanings: status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance

態

Readings: タイ、 わざ.と

Meanings: attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)

Example Sentence

何(なに)しろ朝(あさ)から夕方(ゆうがた)まで、校舎(こうしゃ)の中(なか)で軟禁(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.