刑punish

刑

Keiけい

punish

Examples

刑事けいじ(police) detective

実刑じっけいprison sentence (without a stay of execution)

刑 (Kei) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “punish, penalty, sentence”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 6 strokes.

On'yomi

ケイKei

Kun'yomi

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JLPT: N1
Strokes: 6
Taught in: secondary school
Kanken: 3級

Example words with 刑

刑事けいじ(police) detective
実刑じっけいprison sentence (without a stay of execution)
刑法けいほうcriminal law

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