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五刑

Reading

Kana: ごけい
Romaji: gokei
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)

Note: archaism
2

five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)

See also: 律令制

Kanji

五
Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ
Meaning: five
刑
Reading: ケイ
Meanings: punish, penalty, sentence, punishment