監禁(かんきん)

かんきん
noun, suru verb
confinement, imprisonment
1. confinement, imprisonment, captivity
The act of confining or imprisoning someone in a room or space against their will. Used both in legal contexts and in general descriptions of captivity.
犯人(はんにん)は被害者(ひがいしゃ)を監禁(かんきん)した。
The criminal confined the victim.
彼(かれ)は三日間(みっかかん)部屋(へや)に監禁(かんきん)されていた。
He was confined in a room for three days.
不法(ふほう)監禁(かんきん)の容疑(ようぎ)で男(おとこ)が逮捕(たいほ)されたと報道(ほうどう)された。
It was reported that a man was arrested on suspicion of unlawful confinement.

USAGE:
Used as a suru verb (監禁(かんきん)する) or in the passive (監禁(かんきん)される). Common in news reports about criminal cases. In legal terminology, 監禁(かんきん)罪(ざい) refers to the crime of unlawful confinement.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 不法(ふほう)監禁(かんきん): unlawful confinement
  • 監禁(かんきん)罪(ざい): crime of confinement
  • 監禁(かんきん)状態(じょうたい): state of captivity
  • 監禁(かんきん)される: to be confined

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 拘束(こうそく): restraint, detention (broader; includes physical restraint)
  • 幽閉(ゆうへい): imprisonment, confinement (literary; often used for historical contexts)
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