JLPT N1 · Noun

死刑 (shikei)

死刑 (しけい, shikei) is a Japanese noun meaning “death penalty; capital punishment”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しけい
Romaji: shikei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

death penalty; capital punishment · noun

Example sentences

その犯罪は死刑に値する。

That crime is punishable by death.

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

Kanji in 死刑

死

death, dieシ・し.ぬ・し.に- · 6 strokes

刑

punish, penalty, sentenceケイ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 死刑.

死ぬしぬto die死しdeath死亡しぼうdeath必死ひっしfrantic死体したいdead body生死せいしlife and death刑けいpenalty刑事けいじ(police) detective刑罰けいばつ(criminal) punishment

Source: JMdict entry 1310810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.