刑 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 刑意味

punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

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刑 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ケイ kei

Examples

彼は懲役十年で、女房には三年の刑が下った。

He was given ten years and his wife three.

彼は刑に処せられた。

He was sentenced to death.

被告は懲役１０年の刑を宣告された。

The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.

さて、斬首刑の時間だ。この世に言い残す事はないか。

Well, it’s time for your decapitation. Don’t you have any last words to say?

裁判官はその未決囚の行動に対する嫌悪の念をためらうことなくあからさまにして、できるだけ過酷な刑を下した。

The judge made no bones about his disgust with the accused’s actions and handed down the severest sentence possible.

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