幽閉|ゆうへいyuuhei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbconfinement; imprisonment; incarceration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 幽閉する（ゆうへいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 幽閉します（ゆうへいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 幽閉しない（ゆうへいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 幽閉しません（ゆうへいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 幽閉せず・幽閉せぬ（ゆうへいせず・ゆうへいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 幽閉した（ゆうへいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 幽閉しました（ゆうへいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 幽閉しなかった（ゆうへいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 幽閉しませんでした（ゆうへいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 幽閉して（ゆうへいして） |
| Potential | 幽閉できる（ゆうへいできる） |
| Passive | 幽閉される（ゆうへいされる） |
| Causative | 幽閉させる（ゆうへいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 幽閉させられる（ゆうへいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 幽閉すれば（ゆうへいすれば） |
| tara | 幽閉したら（ゆうへいしたら） |
| Volitional | 幽閉しよう（ゆうへいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 幽閉しましょう（ゆうへいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 幽閉しろ（ゆうへいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym監禁かんきんNeutralDepriving someone of freedom by holding them somewhere; the usual word in crime reporting (「監禁事件」); 「幽閉」 suggests long-term confinement, often house arrest.
- Synonym拘禁こうきんWrittenLegal term in written prose for holding someone in custody after arrest, e.g. suspects or inmates.
- Synonym収監しゅうかんFormalFormal legal term for placing a convicted person in prison.
- Synonym禁足きんそくNeutralKeeping someone from going out, typically as a punishment or form of training; milder than 「幽閉」.
- Synonym拘置こうちFormalFormal legal term for detaining suspects, defendants or convicted persons, often pending trial or execution of a sentence.
- Synonym閉じ込めるとじこめるNeutralEveryday verb: to shut someone or something in so it cannot get out; also used for being trapped.
- Synonym抑留よくりゅうNeutralDetaining foreign nationals or ships, e.g. 「シベリア抑留」.
- Synonym禁獄きんごくWrittenWritten word for jailing criminals and depriving them of freedom; rare today — 「投獄」 is the usual choice.
- Related投獄とうごくNeutralPutting someone in prison; stresses the act of sending them to a cell. Often in historical contexts.
- Related禁錮きんこFormalFormal legal term for a Japanese penalty: imprisonment without forced labour.
- Related押し込めるおしこめるNeutralColloquial verb: to cram a person or thing into a place and keep them shut in.
- Antonym解放かいほうNeutralAntonym: releasing or freeing someone from restraint — the opposite of being confined.
- Antonym放免ほうめんFormalFormal antonym: releasing someone found innocent or who has served their sentence; broadly, setting them free.
Everyday speech uses 「閉じ込める」; crime reports use 「監禁」; judicial custody is 「拘禁」 or 「拘置」. 「幽閉」 means confining someone in a closed place and keeping them from going out, and appears mostly in historical writing and fiction.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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