VocabJLPT N2
isolation
NounSuru VerbTransitive VerbIntransitive Verbの-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. isolation
  2. 2. segregation
  3. 3. Isolation (health care)
The act of separating or isolating a person, group, or thing from others, often to prevent the spread of disease or for security reasons. It became especially common in news and everyday speech during infectious disease outbreaks.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Are you actually going to isolate the cat for a week after it gets back from the vet?

Sentence 2

I wonder why she started getting isolated at work.

Sentence 3

Right, we'll pull the problematic parts off the line and retest them in isolation.

Sentence 4

Isn't that proposal just going to isolate anyone who disagrees?

Sentence 5

What criteria do we use to decide when to isolate a device?