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    3. 軟禁

    軟禁

    軟なん禁きん

    house arrest

    KMT8News #18+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab24 strokes

    なんきん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    house arrest

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    彼かれは自じ宅たくに軟なん禁きんされた。

    He was placed under house arrest at his home.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    その政せい治じ家かは汚しょ職くの疑おぎでなんきんじょうたいで軟 禁 状 態 にある。

    That politician is under house arrest on suspicion of corruption.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    民みん主しゅ化か運うん動どうのリーダーは、政せい府ふによって長ちょう期き間かん軟なん禁きんされた。

    The leader of the democracy movement was placed under house arrest by the government for a long period.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    国こく際さい社しゃ会かいは、ジャーナリストの軟なん禁きん解かい除じょを求もとめている。

    The international community is demanding the release of the journalist from house arrest.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    独どく裁さい政せい権けんは反はん体たい制せい派はの指し導どう者しゃを軟なん禁きんし、その活かつ動どうを封ふうじた。

    The dictatorial regime placed the opposition leader under house arrest and sealed off their activities.

    KMT9Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    軟
    やわ.らか・やわ.らかい…(1)
    soft
    禁
    prohibition・ban・forbid
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