quarantine in Japanese
quarantine in Japanese is 検疫 — quarantine means a period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
quarantine in Japanese
検疫
Pronounced: ken'eki
What does "quarantine" mean?
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noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
"Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks."
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verb To isolate someone or something to prevent the spread of disease or contamination.
"Health officials quarantined the entire ship."
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quarantine in a sentence
- Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks.
- The farm was put under quarantine after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
- Health officials quarantined the entire ship.
- The antivirus software automatically quarantines suspicious files.
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What is "quarantine" in Japanese?
"quarantine" in Japanese is 検疫. quarantine means: A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
How do you pronounce 検疫?
"quarantine" in Japanese is 検疫, pronounced "ken'eki".
How do you use "quarantine" in a sentence?
Example: "Travelers arriving from the outbreak zone were placed in quarantine for two weeks." In Japanese, "quarantine" is 検疫.
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