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    3. 幽閉

    幽閉

    幽ゆう閉へい

    confinement

    KMT10News #46+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ゆうへい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    confinement, imprisonment, incarceration

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    彼かれは城しろに幽ゆう閉へいされました。

    He was confined in the castle.

    KMT8HistoryPolitics & Law
    その政せい治じ家かは、反はん逆ぎゃく罪ざいで自じ宅たくに幽ゆう閉へいされた。

    The politician was confined to his home for treason.

    KMT10Politics & LawHistory
    権けん力りょく争あらそいの結けっ果か、敗はい者しゃは辺へん境きょうの地ちに幽ゆう閉へいされ、その生しょう涯がいを終おえた。

    As a result of the power struggle, the loser was confined to a remote land and ended their life there.

    KMT10Politics & LawHistory
    独どく裁さい者しゃは、反はん対たい勢せい力りょくの指し導どう者しゃを秘ひ密みつ裏りに幽ゆう閉へいした。

    The dictator secretly confined the leader of the opposition forces.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    歴れき史し上じょう、多おおくの王おう族ぞくが政せい争そうの末すえに幽ゆう閉へいされる運うん命めいを辿たどった。

    Historically, many royals met the fate of being confined after political struggles.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    閉
    と.じる・と.ざす・し.める・し.まる・た.てる…(2)
    closed・shut
    幽
    ふか.い・かす.か・くら.い・しろ.い…(1)
    seclude・confine to a room・deep・profound・secluded…(4)
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