LingakuFrequency rank: 3,855. – 3,859.
- to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 閉じ込める【とじこめる】Frequency rank: 3,855. – 3,859.
- 閉じこめる【とじこめる】Frequency rank: 31,637. – 31,911.
- 閉込める【とじこめる】
- とじこめる
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] locks [Place] up
[Person] locks up [Animal]
[Person] is locked up for [Time]
He was locked up for a week
[Person] is trapped in [Emotion]
[Person] is locked up in [Object]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
This word refers to the act of confining someone or something in a space from which they cannot escape, whether physically or metaphorically.
He was locked up in the room.
She was imprisoning herself due to anxiety.
Generated collocations (experimental)
とじこめられる閉じ込められるto be locked upとじこめる閉じ込めることthe act of locking upこころ心にとじこめる閉じ込めるto keep (one's feelings) locked awayへや部屋にとじこめる閉じ込めるto lock (someone) in a roomじぶん自分をとじこめる閉じ込めるto shut oneself awayひと人をとじこめる閉じ込めるto imprison someoneかんじょう感情をとじこめる閉じ込めるto lock away one’s emotionsむり無理にとじこめる閉じ込めるto forcibly confineみっしつ密室にとじこめる閉じ込めるto lock in a closed roomちょうじかん長時間とじこめる閉じ込めるto lock up for a long time
Generated related terms (experimental)
とじこめる閉じ込める【とじこめる】
To lock up, shut up, or imprison someone or something in a confined space.
To release or liberate someone or something from confinement or restraint.
To isolate or separate someone or something from others, often for health or safety reasons.
ふうじこめる封じ込める【ふうじこめる】
To contain or seal something, often used in the context of preventing the spread of something undesirable.
To confine someone against their will; similar to imprisonment but often with more emphasis on the illegal aspect.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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He awoke and found himself shut up in a dark room.
She shut the child in his room until he stopped crying.
When she looked, he shut the door and locked her into the totally dark closet.