Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
864 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: punish, penalty, sentence, punishment
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ケイ
Composition: 开 刂
刑
Radical
Radical: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
Reading: かたな
Frequency: 377
Alternative forms:
刂(
)
)刀
Examples
Onyomi Examples
刑 （ケイ） penalty, sentence, punishment
刑事 （ケイジ） (police) detective, criminal matter
量刑 （リョウケイ） judge's sentence, assessment of a case
求刑 （キュウケイ） recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
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