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投獄

とうごく

N1imprisonment

Examples

歴史小説の主人公は反逆の疑いで投獄された。

劇では王が家臣の投獄を命じる場面がある。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 投獄(とうごく) is a noun for putting a person in prison.
  • Basic usage: The affected person appears in 疑いで投獄される, while an order takes the form 投獄を命じる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Active and passive
    • 投獄する describes imprisoning someone, while 投獄される describes being imprisoned.
  • Suspicion and action
    • 反逆の疑いで gives the suspicion connected with the imprisonment; 投獄 itself names confinement in prison.

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