幽閉

See also: 幽闭

Chinese

		quiet; secluded	to close; stop up; shut to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
trad. (幽閉)		幽	閉
simp. (幽闭)		幽	闭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yōubì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄅㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ bai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iu-pì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yōubì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄅㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: youbì
  - Wade–Giles: yu¹-pi⁴
  - Yale: yōu-bì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ioubih
  - Palladius: юби (jubi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau¹ bai³
  - Yale: yāu bai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ bai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ bei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-pì
  - Tâi-lô: iu-pì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iu'pix
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /iu³³ pi⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² pi²¹/

Verb

幽閉

to confine
to imprison; to keep captive
to sterilize a woman as a form of punishment

Derived terms

幽閉恐懼症 / 幽闭恐惧症 (yōubì kǒngjùzhèng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幽	閉
ゆう Grade: S	へい Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ːhe̞ː]

Noun

幽(ゆう)閉(へい) • (yūhei)

confinement

Verb

幽(ゆう)閉(へい)する • (yūhei suru) suru (stem 幽(ゆう)閉(へい)し (yūhei shi), past 幽(ゆう)閉(へい)した (yūhei shita))

to confine

Conjugation

Conjugation of "幽閉する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	幽閉し	ゆうへいし	yūhei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	幽閉し	ゆうへいし	yūhei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	幽閉する	ゆうへいする	yūhei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	幽閉する	ゆうへいする	yūhei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	幽閉すれ	ゆうへいすれ	yūhei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	幽閉せよ¹ 幽閉しろ²	ゆうへいせよ¹ ゆうへいしろ²	yūhei seyo¹ yūhei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	幽閉される	ゆうへいされる	yūhei sareru
Causative	幽閉させる幽閉さす	ゆうへいさせるゆうへいさす	yūhei saseru yūhei sasu
Potential	幽閉できる	ゆうへいできる	yūhei dekiru
Volitional	幽閉しよう	ゆうへいしよう	yūhei shiyō
Negative	幽閉しない	ゆうへいしない	yūhei shinai
Negative continuative	幽閉せず	ゆうへいせず	yūhei sezu
Formal	幽閉します	ゆうへいします	yūhei shimasu
Perfective	幽閉した	ゆうへいした	yūhei shita
Conjunctive	幽閉して	ゆうへいして	yūhei shite
Hypothetical conditional	幽閉すれば	ゆうへいすれば	yūhei sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“幽閉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026