JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 刑: "punish, penalty, sentence"
The kanji 刑 means "punish, penalty, sentence, punishment". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ケイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | punish, penalty, sentence, punishment |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 864 of 2,501 |
Common words with 刑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 処刑execution
- 刑事(police) detective · criminal matter
- 死刑death penalty; capital punishment
- 刑penalty; sentence; punishment
- 刑務所prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
- 刑罰(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
- 極刑capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
- 死刑囚criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
- 公開処刑public execution · public embarrassment
- 死刑宣告death sentence
- 死刑執行execution
- 処刑台scaffold; gallows
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