How to say "brig" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounCovers the nautical sense: a brig as a type of sailing ship. A katakana rendering of the English word, it is comparatively uncommon and comes up when naming or describing the vessel itself.
- 監禁室かんきんしつnounCovers the brig as a place of confinement: the detention room in a warship. More broadly it means any room for confining people; the word itself is less common.
Use 「ブリッグ」 for the ship sense of 'brig', the two-masted sailing vessel; use 監禁室 for the brig as a place of confinement, the detention room aboard a warship.
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