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N1 Noun

(おり)cage, pen, jail cell, gaol cell

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    1. 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(おり)(なか)()()める。

      To lock a lion in a cage.

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      この(おり)(てつ)(さく)でできていて頑丈(がんじょう)です。

      This cage is made of iron bars and is very sturdy.

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      (おり)(なか)罪人(ざいにん)たちは反省(はんせい)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(きょう)があの(おり)にいる死刑(しけい)(しゅう)死刑(しけい)執行(しっこう)()とあって複雑(ふくざつ)気分(きぶん)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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      (わたし)(おり)(なか)()れられているチンパンジーが可哀想(かわいそう)仕方(しかた)がなかった。

      I couldn't help but feel sorry for the chimpanzee locked up in that cage.

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