死刑 (Shikei) is a Japanese noun meaning “death penalty, capital punishment”.
Meanings
- noundeath penalty; capital punishment
Examples
彼は死刑を宣告された。
He was condemned to death.
彼は死刑に処せられた。
He was sentenced to death.
彼の罪は死刑に値する。
His crime deserves the death penalty.
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