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懲役 (ちょうえき) — penal servitude · Nihongo Circle

懲役

ちょうえき

noun

Meanings

1penal servitude
2imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

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Kanji in this word

懲Penal, Chastise, Punish18 strokes 役Duty, War, Campaign7 strokes

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