拘 置 所(こうちしょ)

こうちしょ

noun

detention house; detention center

1. detention house; detention center

A facility that holds people awaiting or undergoing trial, and those sentenced to death. Distinct from a prison, which holds people already serving sentences.

容疑者(ようぎしゃ)は拘置所(こうちしょ)にいる。

The suspect is in the detention house.

弁護士(べんごし)が拘置所(こうちしょ)を訪(おとず)れた。

The lawyer visited the detention house.

判決(はんけつ)が出(で)るまで、被告(ひこく)は拘置所(こうちしょ)に収容(しゅうよう)されていた。

The defendant was held in the detention house until the verdict came down.

Composed of 拘置(こうち) (detention) + 所(しょ) (place). Holds people whose cases are still before the courts, so the people in it have not been convicted.

Common collocations

拘置所(こうちしょ)に入(はい)る: to be put in a detention house
拘置所(こうちしょ)に収容(しゅうよう)される: to be held in a detention house
東京(とうきょう)拘置所(こうちしょ): the Tokyo Detention House
拘置所(こうちしょ)を出(で)る: to leave the detention house

Similar words

刑務所(けいむしょ): prison — for people already serving a sentence
留置場(りゅうちじょう): police holding cell — attached to a police station, for the first days after arrest

Related Words

Compare: 刑務所(けいむしょ) (prison)

Compare: 留置場(りゅうちじょう) (police holding cell)

Compare: 監獄(かんごく) (prison)

Compare: 収容所(しゅうようじょ) (detention center)

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Added 2026.8.7 9:23 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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