罰 – penalty, punishment

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1220 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 罰 means penalty, punishment. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is バツ、バチ、ハツ (batsu, bachi, hatsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ばっ.する (bassuru). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 网 (no. 122).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	バツ	batsu
On’yomi	バチ	bachi
On’yomi	ハツ	hatsu
Kun’yomi	ばっ.する	bassuru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 网 (Kangxi radical 122). Components: 刈・言・買.

Words using 罰

罰ばつpunishment刑罰けいばつ(criminal) punishment処罰しょばつpunishment

Example sentences

犯罪にはすべて罰が必要である。

Every crime calls for punishment.

Tatoeba #121225

それは罪人に対する最も人道的な刑罰ではないか。

Isn't that the most humane punishment for criminals?

Tatoeba #205186

この規則を破った人は厳しい処罰を免ぜられない。

Anyone who breaks this rule is liable to severe punishment.

Tatoeba #222417

Kanji with the same radical

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