死刑
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死刑
1
death penalty; capital punishment
Examples
その犯罪は死刑に値する。
That crime is punishable by death.
Kanji in this Word
死
6 strokes
Frequency: 229
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
death
die
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
し.ぬ
し.に-
刑
6 strokes
Frequency: 864
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
punish
penalty
sentence
punishment
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
おさか
ぎょう
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