Vocab Info
N1 Noun
檻cage, pen, jail cell, gaol cell
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Noun
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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.
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.
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?
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.
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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