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KANJI
錮
confine
imprison, seal, fasten, fix
Kun'yomi
—
On'yomi
こko
Example sentences
この問もん題だいは長なが年ねんの慣かん習しゅうにより錮こ着ちゃくし、解かい決けつが困こん難なんになっている。
This problem has become entrenched due to long-standing customs, making a solution difficult.
彼かれは重じゅう大だいな罪つみを犯おかし、永えい錮こ刑けいを言いいい渡わたされた。
He committed a serious crime and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
一いち度ど錮こ着ちゃくした思し考こうパターンを変かえるのは容よう易いではない。
It is not easy to change a thought pattern that has become fixed.

Practice exercises

1
禁きん錮者しゃ
an imprisoned person, a prisoner
Answer
きんこしゃ
2
禁きん錮処しょ分ぶん
punishment by imprisonment, sentence of confinement
Answer
きんこしょぶん
3
錮
Answer
こ
4
錮
Answer
confineimprisonsealfastenfix
5
禁きん錮
imprisonment, confinement
Answer
きんこ
6
禁きん錮刑けい
prison sentence, term of imprisonment
Answer
きんこけい