監禁

かんきん

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

What does 監禁 mean?

監禁 is a Japanese noun meaning confinement; imprisonment; incarceration in English. It is written as 監禁 in kanji, かんきん in hiragana, and kankin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

こんな所に監禁されているのはもうごめんだ。

I can't stand being cooped up in this prison!