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刑

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • punish
  • penalty
  • sentence
  • punishment

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケイ
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#745
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
刀#18 · knife

Components

  • 刂
  • 廾
  • ノ

Common Words

  • 刑けいNoun
    penalty, sentence, punishment
  • 刑事けいじNoun
    (police) detective
  • 死刑しけいNoun
    death penalty, capital punishment
  • 求刑きゅうけいNoun
    recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
  • 刑務所けいむしょNoun
    prison, jail, gaol
  • 刑法けいほうNoun
    criminal law, penal code
  • 実刑じっけいNoun
    prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
  • 処刑しょけいNoun
    execution

Practice in Kanjiru

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