刑 – punish, penalty, sentence

6 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#864 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 刑 means punish, penalty, sentence, punishment. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 刀 (no. 18).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケイ	kei

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: 刀 (Kangxi radical 18). Components: 刈・廾・ノ・二・一.

Words using 刑

刑けいpenalty刑事けいじ(police) detective刑罰けいばつ(criminal) punishment死刑しけいdeath penalty

Example sentences

彼は懲役十年で、女房には三年の刑が下った。

He was given ten years and his wife three.

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その泥棒は刑事を見ると走って逃げた。

The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.

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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?

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Kanji with the same radical

分前制初判利別割切副券劇創則削刊

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