Dictionary/軟禁なんきんNankin軟禁 (Nankin) is a Japanese noun meaning “house arrest”.Meaningsnoun, suru verb, transitive verbhouse arrestKanji in 軟禁軟soft禁prohibitionRelated words軟化softening禁止prohibition監禁confinement柔らかいsoft禁じるto forbid立ち入り禁止No Entry禁煙abstaining from smoking禁物thing that should be (carefully) avoided柔軟flexible厳禁strict prohibition軟弱soft and lacking firmness禁制prohibition