ちょうえき
Choueki
懲役 (Choueki) is a Japanese noun meaning “penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)”.
Meanings
- nounpenal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
Examples
懲役五年くらっちまった。
I got five years in prison.
懲役３年の判決を受けた。
He was sentenced to three years in jail.
被告は懲役１０年の刑を宣告された。
The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).