籠鳥檻猿

ろうちょうかんえん

Meanings

1. Noun denied freedom (of how to live one's life) (literally: living like a caged bird)

Kanji

• 籠 basket. Read as ロウ.
• 鳥 bird. Read as チョウ.
• 檻 pen; corral; cell. Read as カン.
• 猿 monkey. Read as エン.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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