How to say 'Punishment' in Japanese | 刑

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The Japanese word for Punishment is 'Kei', written as 刑 in Japanese.'Punishment' in hiragana is けい.

word

刑

Meaning

Punishment

Reading

けい

kei

Kanji

刑Punish

Explanation

The Japanese noun '刑 (けい)' refers to 'punishment' in the context of legal or judicial penalties. It is commonly used in legal terminology to describe the consequences imposed by law for committing a crime. For example: he received a severe punishment「彼は重い刑を受けた」(かれはおもいけいをうけた). The punishment for theft is imprisonment「窃盗の刑は懲役です」(せっとうのけいはちょうえきです). This word is often seen in compounds like '死刑 (しけい)' (death penalty) or '無期懲役刑 (むきちょうえきけい)' (life imprisonment).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6797

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 刑

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

刑

Meaning

Punish

Words Related to 刑 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

刑務

Meaning

Prison

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'Kei' means 'Punishment' .

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