- gokuchuu during imprisonment, while in jail
Formal, literary word for 'while in prison,' common in news reports and novels, not everyday speech.
彼は獄中で手記を書いた。
Kare wa gokuchuu de shuki o kaita.
He wrote a memoir while in prison.
獄中の生活は厳しかったと語った。
Gokuchuu no seikatsu wa kibishikatta to katatta.
He said life in prison was harsh.
⚖️ Often confused with 獄内 (gokunai), which simply means the inside of a prison building, not the period of imprisonment.
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