Home / Vocabulary / 刑 刑 Kanji meanings and readings 刑 N1 punish; penalty; sentence; punishment On readingケイ Kun reading Radical刀 Related vocabulary ✦Illustration in preparation 刑 N1 けい penalty; sentence; punishment ✦Illustration in preparation 刑事 N3 けいじ criminal case; (police) detective ✦Illustration in preparation 刑罰 N1 けいばつ judgement; penalty; punishment ✦Illustration in preparation 死刑 N1 しけい death penalty; capital punishment