Choubatsu

懲罰 (Choubatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “discipline, punishment, reprimand”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, adjectival noundiscipline; punishment; reprimand

Examples

  • In Singapore, one way to punish a criminal is to whip him or her.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 懲罰

penalpenalty

Related words

(divine) punishmentpunishmentto learn by experiencecross markpenal servitudeto punishfinepunishmentcorporal punishmentdisciplinesevere punishment(criminal) punishment