confinement, to tie

About this kanji

The kanji 「錮」 primarily means confinement or to tie something up. It is often used in a legal context related to imprisonment. As a noun, you will often find it in compounds like 禁錮 (きんこ), which means imprisonment without forced labor, and this can vary in severity, as seen in 重禁錮 (じゅうきんこ), meaning major imprisonment, or 軽禁錮 (けいきんこ), which refers to minor imprisonment. Another important term is 無期禁錮 (むききんこ), meaning life imprisonment without work. A key point to remember is that this kanji is rarely used alone and is most commonly found in these compound forms.

Example sentences

• 古文書は錮されていた。

  The ancient documents were sealed.

Meanings across languages

English

confinement, to tie

Tiếng Việt

giam giữ

日本語

錮

한국어

억제

中文

锢

id

penahanan

th

การกักขัง

es

confinamiento

fr

confinement

de

Festnahme

pt

confinamento

Common compounds

• 禁錮きんこimprisonment (without forced labour), incarceration, confinement
• 重禁錮じゅうきんこmajor imprisonment, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
• 軽禁錮けいきんこminor imprisonment, imprisonment without hard labor (hard labour)
• 無期禁錮むききんこlife imprisonment without work