刑 (Kei) is a Japanese noun meaning “penalty, sentence, punishment”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixpenalty; sentence; punishment
Examples
被告は懲役１０年の刑を宣告された。
The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.
彼は懲役十年で、女房には三年の刑が下った。
He was given ten years and his wife three.
さて、斬首刑の時間だ。この世に言い残す事はないか。
Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).