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ๅˆ‘

Punishment, Criminal Penalty

JLPT N2

Interesting Fact

The kanji ๅˆ‘ appears in many legal terms, such as ๅˆ‘ไบ‹ (criminal detective) and ๅˆ‘ๅ‹™ๆ‰€ (prison). It is commonly encountered in news reports and crime dramas.

Memory Trick

Imagine a judge announcing a criminal's sentence in court. That legal punishment helps you remember ๅˆ‘ means 'penalty.'

Readings

Onyomi: ใ‚ฑใ‚ค (kei)

Kunyomi:

Example Words

ๅˆ‘ไบ‹
ใ‘ใ„ใ˜ (keiji)
Detective
ๅˆ‘ๅ‹™ๆ‰€
ใ‘ใ„ใ‚€ใ—ใ‚‡ (keimusho)
Prison
ๅˆ‘ๆณ•
ใ‘ใ„ใปใ† (keihou)
Criminal law
ๆญปๅˆ‘
ใ—ใ‘ใ„ (shikei)
Death penalty

Example Sentence

ใใฎ ไบ‹ไปถ ใฏ ๅˆ‘ไบ‹ ใŒ ่ชฟในใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใใฎ ใ˜ใ‘ใ‚“ ใฏ ใ‘ใ„ใ˜ ใŒ ใ—ใ‚‰ในใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

sono jiken wa keiji ga shirabeteimasu

The case is being investigated by detectives.

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