JLPT N3 · Noun

刑 (kei)

刑 (けい, kei) is a Japanese noun meaning “penalty; sentence”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
けい
Romaji
kei
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. penalty; sentence; punishment · noun, suffix noun

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.

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

Kanji in 刑

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 刑.

Source: JMdict entry 1249610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.