Meaning: なんきんn. (Kanji=軟禁) house arrest, state of being confined to one's house (as opposed to prison) as legal punishmentn. (Kata=ナンキン, Kanji=南京) Nanjing, port city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; former capital of Chinav. (Kanji=軟禁する) confine a person in one's house