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刑
Punishment, Criminal Penalty
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
The kanji 刑 appears in many legal terms, such as 刑事 (criminal detective) and 刑務所 (prison). It is commonly encountered in news reports and crime dramas.
Memory Trick
Imagine a judge announcing a criminal's sentence in court. That legal punishment helps you remember 刑 means 'penalty.'
Readings
Onyomi: ケイ (kei)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
刑事
けいじ (keiji)
Detective
刑務所
けいむしょ (keimusho)
Prison
刑法
けいほう (keihou)
Criminal law
死刑
しけい (shikei)
Death penalty
Example Sentence
その 事件 は 刑事 が 調べています。
その じけん は けいじ が しらべています。
sono jiken wa keiji ga shirabeteimasu
The case is being investigated by detectives.