How to say "deprivation" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 遮断しゃだんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'deprivation' as being cut off — isolation, blockade, quarantine. The common word of the three: being shut off from contact or the outside world, not having a right or rank taken away.
- 剥奪はくだつnoun, suru verb, transitive verbDeprivation as the stripping away of rights, rank or the like — a taking away that amounts to forfeit or revocation. Less common than 遮断, but the word you want when something held is removed.
- 褫奪ちだつnoun, suru verbA less common near-synonym of 剥奪, denoting the stripping of clothes or office. For most senses of 'deprivation' this is seldom the word you want; 剥奪 is the safer choice.
For 'deprivation', use 剥奪 for the stripping away of rights or rank, 遮断 for being cut off or isolated from something, and 褫奪 hardly ever — it is a less common synonym of 剥奪.
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