懲役刑

Reading

Kana: ちょうえきけい
Romaji: chōekikei
Kana
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Definition

1

jail sentence; imprisonment

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 こ.りる、 こ.らす、 こ.らしめる
Meanings: penal, chastise, punish, discipline
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Reading: ケイ
Meanings: punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

Example Sentences

裁判官(さいばんかん)(かれ)()(ねん)懲役刑(ちょうえきけい)宣告(せんこく)した。
➥The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.
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(おとこ)情状(じょうじょう)酌量(しゃくりょう)(もと)めたが、(おか)した(つみ)(たい)して20(ねん)懲役刑(ちょうえきけい)(いわた)()された。
➥The man pleaded for mercy, but he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for his crime.
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