# 刑 — Punish

Frequency rank 682 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 清 (Pure), less common than 述 (Mention).

- On’yomi: けい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A sword on the right with a cliff on the left — a sword wielded at the edge of a cliff delivers punishment to the condemned.

In words:

- 刑 けい — penalty;sentence;punishment
- 刑事 けいじ — criminal case,(police) detective
- 刑罰 けいばつ — judgement;penalty;punishment

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