| Kanji | 刑 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ケイ |
| Nanori | おさか, ぎょう |
| English | punish, penalty, sentence, punishment |
| Examples | 刑事(けいじ): (1) (police) detective (2) criminal matter 死刑(しけい): death penalty; capital punishment 刑(けい): penalty; sentence; punishment 刑罰(けいばつ): judgement; judgment; penalty; punishment |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 864 |
| Components | 幵: put together 刀: sword; saber; knife |
| Number of Strokes | 6 |
| Kanji Radical | 刀 |
| Radical Number | 18 |
| Radical Strokes | 2 |
| Radical Reading | かたな・りっとう |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | punish |
| Koohii Story 1 | This kanji is for severe punishment. A man has his shackled hands placed on a wood block and they´re chopped off with a saber. No more stealing bread in the Middle East... |
| Koohii Story 2 | In Arab countries they punish theives by cutting off BOTH HANDS with a SABRE. |
| RTK Index | 679 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq751-1000
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