檻

おり
ori

cage, pen, jail cell

What does 檻 mean?

檻 is a Japanese noun meaning “cage”, “pen” or “jail cell” in English. It is written as 檻 in kanji, おり in hiragana, and ori in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その動物は檻から出ようともがいた。

The animal struggled to get out of the cage.

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