独房 どくぼう Meanings Noun single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell See also: 独居監房 (どっきょかんぼう). Kanji 独 alone. Read as ドク. 房 chamber. Read as ボウ. Example sentences 彼は独房に入れられた。He was put in a cell. Words containing 独房 独房監禁 (どくぼうかんきん) solitary confinement Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists