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    3. 収監

    収監

    収しゅう監かん

    imprisonment

    KMT9News #29+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab19 strokes

    しゅうかん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    imprisonment

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    彼かれは罪つみを犯おかし、収しゅう監かんされた。

    He committed a crime and was imprisoned.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    裁さい判ばんの結けっ果か、被ひ告こくは刑けい務む所しょに収しゅう監かんされることになった。

    As a result of the trial, the defendant was to be imprisoned in jail.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    不ふ当とうな収しゅう監かんは、人じん権けん侵しん害がいの深しん刻こくな問もん題だいである。

    Unjust imprisonment is a serious problem of human rights violation.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    政せい治じ犯はんの収しゅう監かんは、国こく際さい社しゃ会かいから批ひ判はんを浴あびた。

    The imprisonment of political prisoners drew criticism from the international community.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    彼かれは収しゅう監かん中ちゅうに多おおくの本ほんを読よみ、自じ己こを省かえりみた。

    He read many books and reflected on himself during his imprisonment.

    KMT9Politics & LawLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    収
    おさ.める・おさ.まる…(2)
    income・obtain・reap・pay・supply…(1)
    監
    oversee・official・govt office・rule・administer
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