— punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

  • JLPT N1
  • 6 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 刀
  • #864 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ケイ

Example words

  • 刑事けいじ(1) (police) detective (2) criminal matter
  • 死刑しけいdeath penalty; capital punishment
  • けいpenalty; sentence; punishment
  • 刑罰けいばつjudgement; judgment; penalty; punishment