刑
刑 — Punish
punish, penalty, sentence, punishment
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 刑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刑事 | けいじ keiji | (police) detective; criminal matter |
| 死刑 | しけい shikei | death penalty; capital punishment |
| 刑 | けい kei | penalty; sentence; punishment |
| 求刑 | きゅうけい kyuukei | recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment |
| 刑務所 | けいむしょ keimusho | prison; jail; gaol |
| 刑法 | けいほう keihou | criminal law; penal code |
Study notes
刑 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #864 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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