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JLPT N1 · Noun

檻 (ori)

檻 (おり, ori) is a Japanese noun meaning “cage; pen”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おり
Romaji
ori
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. cage; pen; (jail) cell · noun

Example sentences

その動物は檻から出ようともがいた。
The animal struggled to get out of the cage.
Tatoeba #207445

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 檻

檻
pen, corral, cellカン・おり・おばしま · 19 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1568410 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.