Word Meaning 独房

どくぼう dokubou

独房 is read as どくぼう (dokubou) and means single cell.

Meaning

English

single cell
isolation cell
solitary cell
solitary confinement cell

Reading

Kana

どくぼう

Romaji

dokubou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 9125 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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独居監房

どっきょかんぼう

single-person cell

独居房

どっきょぼう

single-person cell

独房監禁

どくぼうかんきん

solitary confinement

独特

どくとく

understood only by oneself

独り言

ひとりごと

soliloquy

独り歩き

ひとりあるき

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)

独自

どくじ

independent

独立

どくりつ

independence (e.g. of a nation)

独裁

どくさい

running (a company, etc.) despotically

独身

どくしん

single

独占

どくせん

hogging

独断

どくだん

dogmatism

Example Sentences

彼は独房に入れられた。

He was put in a cell.