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死刑しけい

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犯罪者に科される、生命を奪う刑罰。 death penalty; capital punishment

Example 1

裁判官さいばんかんは彼かれに死刑しけいを宣告せんこくした。

The judge condemned him to death.

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Example 2

その犯罪はんざいは死刑しけいに値あたいする。

That crime is punishable by death.

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Kanji breakdown

刑

N1

punish; penalty; sentence; punishment

On reading
ケイ
Kun reading
Radical
刀

死

N4

death; die

On reading
シ
Kun reading
し.ぬ、し.に-
Radical
歹
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刑

N1

けい

penalty; sentence; punishment

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N1

けいばつ

judgement; penalty; punishment

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死

N1

し

death; decease

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N1

せいし

life and death

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N5

しぬ

to die