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VocabJLPT N1

prison

Noun

Definitions

1. prison

This noun refers to a prison or jail, a facility where criminals are confined as punishment. It has a somewhat old-fashioned or literary feel compared to more modern terms, and it appears often in historical dramas or crime fiction.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Give me a break — this isn't a prison!

Sentence 2

With this much surveillance, it feels like I'm in prison!

Sentence 3

"See you in prison" — that joke is not funny.

Sentence 4

He said, "Reading was the only thing that saved me in prison."

Sentence 5

Over dinner, Mom said, "Apparently prisons used to be freezing back in the day."