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Zach

刑

Reading

Kana: ケイ
Romaji: kei
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: おさか、ぎょう
Romaji: osaka, gyō
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  864
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-2
Korean Reading:  hyeong
Chinese Reading:  xing2
Unicode:  5211
JIS:  373A

Indexes

Halpern Index: 830
Nelson Index: 670
New Nelson Index: 461
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f4.2
Four Corner Index: 1240.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1193
Gakken Index: 848
Japanese Names Index: 258
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1886
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0214
Remembering the kanji Index: 679
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1091
Kodansha Compact Index: 185
Kanji in Context Index: 1052
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 555
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 734
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 686
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 734
Essential Kanji Index: 1001
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1024
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3243
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1061

Words

刑 (けい)
penalty; sentence; punishment
処刑 (しょけい)
execution
刑務所 (けいむしょ)
prison; penitentiary
刑罰 (けいばつ)
judgement; judgment; penalty; punishment
流刑 (りゅうけい、るけい)
exile; deportation
刑事 (けいじ)
(police) detective; criminal matter
死刑 (しけい)
death penalty; capital punishment
刑法 (けいほう)
criminal law; penal code
刑部 (けいぶ)
Ministry of Justice (Tang-dynasty China)
受刑 (じゅけい)
punishment
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