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罰 (ばつ): punishment, penalty — Japanese vocabulary

罰 is read ばつ and means "punishment, penalty". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

罰

Reading
ばつ · batsu
Translation
punishment, penalty
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ばつが

Example

自然界には褒美もなければ罰もない。

しぜんかいにはほうびもなければばつもない。

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments.

Kanji in this word

  • 罰 — punishment

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