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How to say 'Prison' in Japanese | 刑務

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The Japanese word for Prison is 'Keimu', written as 刑務 in Japanese.'Prison' in hiragana is けいむ.

    word

    刑務

    Meaning

    Prison

    Reading

    けいむ

    keimu

    Kanji

    刑Punish 務Duty, Task

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '刑務 (けいむ)' refers to 'prison' or 'penal servitude'. It is often used in formal or legal contexts to describe the institution where individuals serve their sentences for crimes. The term can also be associated with the concept of incarceration or imprisonment. For example: He was sent to prison「彼は刑務所に送られた」(かれはけいむしょにおくられた). The prison is located far from the city「その刑務所は街から遠くにあります」(そのけいむしょはまちからとおくにあります). Note that '刑務' is often part of the compound word '刑務所 (けいむしょ)', which specifically means 'prison' or 'penitentiary'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    8

    Frequency

    6720

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 刑務

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    刑

    Meaning

    Punish

  • kanji

    務

    Meaning

    Duty, Task

Words Related to 刑務 Through the Kanji 刑

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 刑 as well.

  • word

    刑事

    Meaning

    Detective, Criminal case

  • word

    刑務所

    Meaning

    Prison

  • word

    死刑

    Meaning

    Death penalty

  • word

    刑

    Meaning

    Punishment

Words Related to 刑務 Through the Kanji 務

These 21 Words contain the Kanji 務 as well.

  • word

    事務

    Meaning

    Office work

  • word

    義務

    Meaning

    Duty, Obligation

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    事務所

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    事務室

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    債務

    Meaning

    Debt

  • word

    務める

    Meaning

    Serve, Fulfill

  • word

    勤務

    Meaning

    Work, Service

  • word

    公務員

    Meaning

    Civil servant

  • word

    事務員

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    公務

    Meaning

    Official duty

  • word

    外務省

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    職務

    Meaning

    Duties

  • word

    財務

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    刑務所

    Meaning

    Prison

  • word

    任務

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    外務

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    総務

    Meaning

    General affairs

  • word

    実務

    Meaning

    Practical work

  • word

    務め

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    法務

    Meaning

    Legal affairs

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What does 'Keimu' (刑務) mean?

'Keimu' means 'Prison' .

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