軟禁 なんきん Meanings Noun, する verb, Transitive house arrest Kanji 軟 supple. Read as ナン. 禁 forbid. Read as キン. Words containing 軟禁 自宅軟禁 (じたくなんきん) house arrest 軟禁状態 (なんきんじょうたい) (state of) house arrest Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists