檻|おりori[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nouncage; pen; (jail) cell
   その動物どうぶつは檻おりから出でようともがいた。↗

   The animal struggled to get out of the cage.

• SynonymケージNeutralA neutral loanword for bird and pet cages, or the caged enclosure used in cage fighting; 「檻」 stresses enclosures for large, dangerous animals or prisoners.
• Related監房かんぼうWrittenA cell in a prison or detention house, used in formal written prose; 「檻」 centers on cages for keeping animals.

Use 「檻」 for cages holding large, fierce animals or for a metaphorical cage, as in 「檻に入れる」; pet and bird cages are 「ケージ」, and prison cells are 「監房」.

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1. 主おもに大おおきな動物どうぶつを捕獲ほかくしたり飼育しいくするための囲かこい。