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VocabJLPT N2

prison

NounPlace

Definitions

1. prison
2. jail
3. Keimusho
4. Prison

This noun refers to a facility where people are imprisoned after being convicted of a crime. It is the Japanese equivalent of a prison or penitentiary, and it appears frequently in legal dramas and news reports.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Is it true that person just got out of prison?

Sentence 2

The packed train felt like a prison — I could barely breathe!

Sentence 3

This project will require coordination with the prison's security system.

Sentence 4

This tiny room is like a prison cell!

Sentence 5

"Going to prison would ruin your life, right?" he said anxiously.