Onyomi: ケイ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: penalty, punish, punishment, sentence
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 刑 | けい | penalty, sentence, punishment | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 刑罰 | けいばつ | (criminal) punishment, penalty, sentence | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 刑事 | けいじ | (police) detective | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 刑務所 | けいむしょ | prison, jail, gaol, penitentiary | common Noun |
| 刑法 | けいほう | criminal law, penal code | common Noun |
| 刑期 | けいき | prison term | Noun |
| 刑事責任 | けいじせきにん | criminal liability | common Noun |
| 刑事事件 | けいじじけん | criminal case | common Noun |
| 刑事補償 | けいじほしょう | criminal indemnity | Noun |
| 刑務官 | けいむかん | prison officer, corrections officer, penal officer, prison guard, jailor, warder | Noun |
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