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刑けい

けい kei Play N1 Noun

犯罪に対して科される刑罰。 penalty; sentence; punishment

Example 1

被告ひこくは懲役ちょうえき10年ねんの刑けいを宣告せんこくされた。

The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.

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Example 2

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.

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Kanji breakdown

刑

N1

punish; penalty; sentence; punishment

On reading
ケイ
Kun reading
Radical
刀
Illustration of 刑罰
N1

けいばつ

judgement; penalty; punishment

Illustration of 死刑
N1

しけい

death penalty; capital punishment

Illustration of 刑事
N3

けいじ

criminal case; (police) detective