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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

6 strokes · frequency rank #864

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ケイ

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Common words

  1. けいじ(police) detective1
    • The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.

    • He is a detective.

    • The man aimed a gun at the detectives.

  2. しけいdeath penalty; capital punishment2
    • That crime is punishable by death.

    • He was condemned to death.

    • He was sentenced to death.

  3. けいpenalty; sentence; punishment3
    • He was given ten years and his wife three.

    • The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.

    • Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?

  4. きゅうけいrecommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment4
  5. けいむしょprison; jail; gaol; penitentiary5
    • There used to be a prison here.

    • He was sent to prison.

    • He was put in prison.

  6. けいほうcriminal law; penal code6
    • The concealment of facts by a witness is a criminal offense.

    • He is an authority on criminal law.

  7. じっけいprison sentence (without a stay of execution)7
  8. しょけいexecution8
    • Charles I had his head cut off.

    • The king was executed.

    • We should abolish the death penalty.

  9. けいばつ(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence9
    • Isn't that the most humane punishment for criminals?

    • An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment.

  10. じゅけいpunishment10

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