Memory phrase for the character: 刑

刑

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Meaning

punishment, penalty

Pronunciation

KEI

Explanation

 Left: open 开 (image of a toori, the entrance gate of a Shintō-shrine), right: knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
Who openly uses his knife must be punished.

Radicals

开 openImage of a toori 开, the entrance gate of a Shinto shrine with a double traverse beam. This always open gate stands for: “open”.
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀




 Vocabulary

刑 けい  penalty, sentence, punishment
刑事 けいじ  criminal case, (police) detective
刑罰 けいばつ  judgement, penalty, punishment
死刑 しけい  death penalty, capital punishment

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