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刑

刑 — punish, penalty, sentence

On
ケイ
Strokes
6
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 刑

  • 刑事けいじ(police) detectiveCommon

    その泥棒は刑事を見ると走って逃げた。
    The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.

  • 死刑しけいdeath penalty; capital punishmentCommon

    その犯罪は死刑に値する。
    That crime is punishable by death.

  • 刑けいpenalty; sentence; punishmentCommon

    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.

  • 求刑きゅうけいrecommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishmentCommon
  • 刑務所けいむしょprison; jail; gaol; penitentiaryCommon
  • 刑法けいほうcriminal law; penal codeCommon
  • 実刑じっけいprison sentence (without a stay of execution)Common
  • 処刑しょけいexecutionCommon
  • 刑事責任けいじせきにんcriminal liabilityCommon
  • 死刑囚しけいしゅうcriminal condemned to death; convict on death rowCommon
  • 量刑りょうけいjudge's sentence; assessment of a caseCommon
  • 刑事事件けいじじけんcriminal caseCommon
  • 受刑じゅけいpunishmentCommon
  • 刑罰けいばつ(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentenceCommon
  • 絞首刑こうしゅけいdeath by hanging; execution by hangingCommon
  • 刑期けいきprison termOccasional
  • 刑事補償けいじほしょうcriminal indemnityOccasional
  • 減刑げんけいreduction of penalty; commutation of a sentenceOccasional
  • 極刑きょっけいcapital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishmentOccasional
  • 流刑りゅうけいexile; banishment; deportationOccasional

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 144 words that use 刑.

  • 刑事 けいじ (police) detective
  • 死刑 しけい death penalty; capital punishment
  • 刑 けい penalty; sentence; punishment
  • 求刑 きゅうけい recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
  • 刑務所 けいむしょ prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary

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