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刑

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 682 / 2,608

Punish

On’yomi
けい
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)

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

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

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;punishmentN1
刑事 けいじ criminal case,(police) detectiveN3
刑罰 けいばつ judgement;penalty;punishmentN1

刑 is rank 682 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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