Vocab Info
N1 Noun
檻cage, pen, jail cell, gaol cell
Dictionary Definition
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Noun
1.
cage, pen, (jail) cell
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檻 【おり】
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ライオンを檻の中に閉じ込める。
To lock a lion in a cage.
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この檻は鉄の柵でできていて頑丈です。
This cage is made of iron bars and is very sturdy.
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檻の中の罪人たちは反省しているのでしょうか?
Are the criminals in the jail cell truly reflecting on what they've done?
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今日があの檻にいる死刑囚の死刑執行日とあって複雑な気分だ。
Today's the execution day for the death row inmate in that cell, and I can't help feeling conflicted.
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私は檻の中に入れられているチンパンジーが可哀想で仕方がなかった。
I couldn't help but feel sorry for the chimpanzee locked up in that cage.
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