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五罪

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 五罪.

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Entry

五罪ざいNoun
1

Historical term

five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)

2

Historical term

five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

five

4 strokesFrequency 31JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

いついつ.つ

Nanori

さつ

guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense

13 strokesFrequency 732JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ザイ

Kun

つみ

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