JLPT N1 · Noun

刑罰 (keibatsu)

刑罰 (けいばつ, keibatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “(criminal) punishment; penalty”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けいばつ
Romaji: keibatsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence · noun

Example sentences

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 刑罰

刑

punish, penalty, sentenceケイ · 6 strokes

罰

penalty, punishmentバツ・バチ・ばっ.する · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 刑罰.

刑けいpenalty刑事けいじ(police) detective死刑しけいdeath penalty罰ばつpunishment処罰しょばつpunishment

Source: JMdict entry 1249780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.