“Punish” or “Penalty” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “刑”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “刑” means “Rule”, “Regulation” or “Sentence” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “刑”

Jouyou Kanji “刑” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
6 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
けい(kei) |
| ぎょう(gyou) |
| Kun-Yomi |
しおき(shioki) |
| のり(nori) |
| Meanings |
Punishment, Penalty, Punish |
| Rule, Regulation |
| Control, Regulate |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “刑”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 刑期(けいき-ke i ki) |
Term of imprisonment, Prison term |
| 刑具(けいぐ-ke i gu) |
Instruments of punishment, Torture instrument |
| 刑死(けいし-ke i shi) |
Death by execution |
| 刑事(けいじ-ke i ji) |
① Detective, ② Criminal case |
| 刑場(けいじょう-ke i jo u) |
Place of execution, Execution chamber, Execution ground |
| 刑罰(けいばつ-ke i ba tsu) |
Punishment, Penalty |
| 刑法(けいほう-ke i ho u) |
Criminal law, Penal code |
| 刑務所(けいむしょ-ke i mu sho) |
Prison, Jail |
| 刑余(けいよ-ke i yo) |
Previous conviction, Ex-convict, Having served time in prison |
| 行刑(ぎょうけい-gyo u ke i) |
Execution of a sentence, Administration of punishment |
| 減刑(げんけい-ge n ke i) |
Commutation of sentence, Reduction of penalty |
| 五刑(ごけい-go ke i) |
Five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death) |
| 死刑(しけい-shi ke i) |
Capital punishment, Death penalty |
| 私刑(しけい-shi ke i) |
Punishment without a legal trial, Vigilantism, Lynching, Lynch law |
| 重刑(じゅうけい-ju u ke i) |
Severe punishment, Heavy penalty, Heavy sentence |
| 終身刑(しゅうしんけい-shu u shi n ke i) |
Life sentence, Imprisonment for life |
| 処刑(しょけい-sho ke i) |
Execution |
| 体刑(たいけい-ta i ke i) |
Penal servitude, Corporal punishment, Physical punishment |
| 天刑(てんけい-te n ke i) |
Divine punishment |
| 無期徒刑(むきとけい-mu ki to ke i) |
Penal servitude for life, Life imprisonment |
| 有期徒刑(ゆうきとけい-yu u ki to ke i) |
Fixed-term imprisonment |
| 流刑(りゅうけい or るけい-ryo u ke i (or) ru ke i) |
Exile, Banishment |
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