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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

  • 刑事けいじNoun(police) detective
  • 刑罰けいばつNoun(criminal) punishment, penalty, sentence
  • 刑法けいほうNouncriminal law, penal code
  • 刑務所けいむしょNounprison, jail, gaol, penitentiary
  • 刑事事件けいじじけんNouncriminal case
  • 刑事責任けいじせきにんNouncriminal liability
  • 求刑きゅうけいNounrecommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
  • 死刑しけいNoundeath penalty, capital punishment

Practice in Kanjiru

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