檻(おり)

おり
noun
cage; pen
tool
1. cage; pen (for animals or prisoners)
An enclosed structure of bars or wire for confining animals or, by extension, people. Used for zoo animals, livestock, and figuratively for confinement.
ライオンが檻(おり)の中(なか)で寝(ね)ている。
The lion is sleeping inside the cage.
動物園(どうぶつえん)の檻(おり)が古(ふる)くなったので建(た)て直(なお)した。
The zoo's cages had gotten old, so they were rebuilt.
彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の部屋(へや)にこもりきりで、まるで自分(じぶん)で作(つく)った檻(おり)に閉(と)じ込(こ)められているようだった。
He shut himself in his room, as if trapped in a cage of his own making.

Used for any kind of barred or wire enclosure — zoo cages, animal kennels, and metaphorically for any kind of confinement.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • ケージ: cage — gairaigo, used for small pet cages (rabbits, hamsters, birds)
  • 籠(かご): basket, birdcage — bamboo or wicker, used for small birds and baskets
  • 柵(さく): fence — open boundary, not an enclosure

Watch out

  • 折(おり) (10250): occasion, time, opportunity — completely different word

Related Words

Compare: 籠(かご) (basket, birdcage)
Compare: 柵(さく) (fence)
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Added 2026.6.2 11:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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