What is the Kanji for "Punishment" and "Penalty"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Punishment" and "Penalty", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Punishment" and "Penalty" is "罰".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Ba".

Its onyomi readings are "Batsu" and "Bachi".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "罒" means "Net" . And The component "䚯" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "罰" mean in japanese?

"罰" means "Punishment" and "Penalty".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

罰金: "Fine". The Japanese noun '罰金 (ばっきん)' refers to a fine or monetary penalty imposed as a punishment for breaking a law or rule. This is a common consequence for various offenses, from traffic violations to more serious crimes. For example: He had to pay a fine for speeding - (スピード違反のため罰金を払わされた). The company was fined for environmental violations - (その会社は環境違反のために罰金を科された).

罰する: "Punish". The Japanese verb '罰する (ばっする)' means 'to punish'. This verb is used to describe the act of imposing a penalty or sanction on someone as a consequence for their actions. It implies an official or authoritative punishment, such as by a court, government, or other authority figure. For example: They punished the student for cheating - (先生は、その学生を試験の不正行為で罰した). The criminal was punished by the judge - (その犯罪者は裁判官によって罰せられた).

罰: "Punishment". The Japanese noun '罰 (ばつ)' means 'punishment'. It refers to a penalty imposed on someone as a consequence of their wrongdoing or violation of rules. This can include various forms of disciplinary action, such as fines, imprisonment, or other sanctions. For example: The student received a harsh punishment for cheating on the exam - (その学生は試験で不正行為をしたため厳しい罰を受けた). He deserved the punishment for his crime - (彼の罪のため罰を受けるべきだった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". And The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.