JMdict: 2249000
五刑 【ごけい】
- [n] five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)
- [n] five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
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五 | Five | ゴ | いつ, いつ.つ | 1 |
刑 | Punish, Penalty, Sentence, Punishment | ケイ |