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    3. 籠鳥檻猿

    籠鳥檻猿

    籠ろう鳥ちょう檻かん猿えん

    denied freedom (of how to live one's life)

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab65 strokes

    ろうちょうかんえん

    Noun

    1.
    denied freedom (of how to live one's life), living like a caged bird
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 65

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    籠
    かご・こ.める・こも.る・こ.む…(4)
    basket・devote oneself・seclude oneself・cage・coop…(1)
    鳥
    とり…(4)
    bird・chicken
    檻
    おり・おばしま・てすり…(1)
    pen・corral・cell・jail
    猿
    さる…(5)
    monkey
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