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墨刑

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

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Entry

墨刑っけいくけいNoun
1

Historical term

tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico

14 strokesFrequency 1,616JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ボク

Kun

すみ

Nanori

すの

punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

6 strokesFrequency 864JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケイ

Nanori

おさかぎょう

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