罰
罰 — Penalty
penalty, punishment
On’yomiバツ (batsu)
On’yomiバチ (bachi)
On’yomiハツ (hatsu)
Kun’yomiばっする (bassuru)
Stroke order (14 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 罰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罰金 | ばっきん bakkin | fine; penalty |
| 罰則 | ばっそく bassoku | punishment; penalty; penal regulations |
| 体罰 | たいばつ taibatsu | corporal punishment |
| 罰 | ばち bachi | (divine) punishment; curse; retribution |
| 処罰 | しょばつ shobatsu | punishment; penalty |
| 懲罰 | ちょうばつ choubatsu | discipline; punishment; reprimand |
Study notes
罰 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1220 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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