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Meaning of (けい) in Japanese

JLPT 1
Kana Reading
けい
Romaji
kei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    penalty; sentence; punishment
    Example sentence
    さて斬首時間この世言い残すない Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?

Examples of 刑, けい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

6 strokes

punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi:

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