檻

おり · ori · JLPT N1 · noun

cage

檻 — cage

🐯 木 (wood) + 監 (supervise) = wooden pen where captives are watched over

The left part 木 means tree or wood. The right part 監 means to oversee or guard. Together they name a wooden enclosure for animals or prisoners under watch.

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