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罰

penalty
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingバツ、バチ、ハツ
Kun readingばっ.する
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. penaltyRtK
  2. punishment
    犯罪にはすべて罰が必要である。Every crime calls for punishment.tatoeba
    全く罰を与えなくても子供達にちゃんとした礼儀作法を仕込めます。You can teach good manners to children without resorting to punishment.tatoeba
  1. (divine) punishment
  2. curse
  3. retribution

Synonyms

処罰制裁罰する

Popular Usage

刑罰

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · cross-eyed · net (网) · say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 896

Compound words

刑罰けいばつ
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
厳罰げんばつ
severe punishment; rigorous measures
処罰しょばつ
punishment; penalty
賞罰しょうばつ
reward and punishment
体罰たいばつ
corporal punishment
懲罰ちょうばつ
discipline; punishment; reprimand
罰金ばっきん
fine; penalty
罰則ばっそく
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
罰点ばってん
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
罰するばっする
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
劫罰ごうばつ
eternal punishment
重罰じゅうばつ
heavy punishment
天罰てんばつ
divine punishment
罰一ばついち
being once divorced
冥罰みょうばつ
retribution
天罰覿面てんばつてきめん
the certainty of divine punishment

On Reading Examples

彼は罪を犯したので罰を加えようとしたが、彼は逃走した。ばつ
They sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped.tatoeba
自然界には褒美もなければ罰もない。ばつ
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

公務員が秘密を漏らして、秘密漏洩罪として罰せられた。ばっする
The public servant leaked the secret and he was prosecuted for revealing a state secret.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は罰金を払うように命じられた。
He was decreed to pay the fine.tatoeba
彼は罰を受けたくなかった。
He didn't like to be punished.tatoeba
彼は罰せられるだろう。
He will be punished.tatoeba
彼は罰せられたが、それは当然のことだ。
He was rightly punished.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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