閉じ込め

This is the 10197th most frequent Japanese word.


閉じ込め

Confinement; imprisonment; being trapped.


閉じ込められて: Here, it expresses the passive action of being confined or trapped.

彼は小さな部屋に閉じ込められてしまった。

He ended up being confined to a small room.


閉じ込められている: It is used figuratively to describe the feeling of being confined due to an illness.

風邪を引いてしまった彼女は、部屋に閉じ込められているような気がする。

Having caught a cold, she feels like she is confined to her room.


閉じ込めた: This is an active application where someone confines something securely in a space.

彼は危険物をしっかりと箱の中に閉じ込めた。

He securely locked the hazardous materials inside the box.