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刑罰 (けいばつ): judgment, penalty, punishment — Japanese vocabulary

刑罰 is read けいばつ and means "judgment, penalty, punishment". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

刑罰

Reading
けいばつ · keibatsu
Translation
judgment, penalty, punishment
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
けいばつが

Example

それは罪人に対する最も人道的な刑罰ではないか。

それはざいにんにたいするもっともじんどうてきなけいばつではないか。

Isn't that the most humane punishment for criminals?

Kanji in this word

  • 刑 — penalty, punishment
  • 罰 — punishment

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