隔離(かくり)

かくり
noun / verb-suru
isolation; quarantine; segregation
1. isolation; quarantine; segregation
The act of separating a person or thing from others. Used in medical contexts for quarantine, and more broadly for any forced separation or segregation.
感染者(かんせんしゃ)は隔離(かくり)された。
The infected person was quarantined.
隔離(かくり)期間(きかん)は五日間(いつかかん)だった。
The quarantine period was five days.
新型(しんがた)ウイルスの感染(かんせん)拡大(かくだい)を防(ふせ)ぐため、濃厚(のうこう)接触者(せっしょくしゃ)は自宅(じたく)で隔離(かくり)された。
To prevent the spread of the new virus, close contacts were quarantined at home.

Compound of 隔(かく) (to separate/partition) + 離(り) (to detach/distance). Carries a clinical or official tone.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 隔離(かくり)する (to isolate; to quarantine)
  • 隔離(かくり)期間(きかん) (quarantine period)
  • 隔離(かくり)施設(しせつ) (quarantine facility)
  • 隔離(かくり)病棟(びょうとう) (isolation ward)
  • 自宅(じたく)隔離(かくり) (home quarantine)

USAGE NOTE:
Became widely known during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also used historically for the forced segregation of people with diseases such as Hansen's disease (leprosy).

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