単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#7,817 most used

刑

けい1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

punishment; sentence

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He admitted his crime and received a three-year sentence.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

He was given ten years and his wife three.

from Tatoeba

MEANING

1

penalty; sentence; punishment

noun · suffix

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 刑 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

京imperial capital (esp. kyoto)けい · not in tangoya
系system; lineage; groupけい · not in tangoya
計planけい · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#7,817 most used

Written刑 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium