罰する (Bassuru) is a Japanese suru verb meaning “to punish, to penalize, to penalise”.
Meanings
- suru verb, transitive verbto punish; to penalize; to penalise
Examples
罪に比例して罰するべきだ。
The punishment should be in proportion to the crime.
規則に当てはめて彼を罰した。
We punished him according to the rules.
君が彼を罰するのは筋違いだと思った。
We thought it wrong that you should punish him.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).