錮: confinement

confinement; imprisonment

16 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 1 words here

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Seen almost only in 禁錮 (imprisonment without labor). Japan's 2025 penal reform replaced it and 懲役 with 拘禁刑.

禁錮きんこimprisonment without labor

禁錮刑きんこけいsentence of imprisonment without labor

無期禁錮むききんこlife imprisonment without labor

重禁錮じゅうきんこheavy imprisonment (old penal code)

被告人ひこくにんは禁錮きんこ二に年ねん、執行猶予しっこうゆうよ三年さんねんの判決はんけつを受うけた。

The defendant was sentenced to two years' imprisonment without labor, suspended for three years.

禁錮刑きんこけいと懲役ちょうえき刑けいの違ちがいを、法律ほうりつの授業じゅぎょうで習ならった。

In law class I learned the difference between imprisonment without labor and with labor.

明治めいじ時代じだいの旧きゅう刑法けいほうには、重禁錮じゅうきんこと軽けい禁錮きんこがあった。

The old Meiji-era penal code had heavy and light imprisonment.