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    3. 受刑

    受刑

    受じゅ刑けい

    punishment

    KMT7News #18+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab14 strokes

    じゅけい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    punishment

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    彼かれは受じゅ刑けい者しゃとなりました。

    He became a prisoner (one who receives punishment).

    KMT5Politics & Law
    犯はん罪ざい者しゃはその罪つみに応 じて受じゅ刑けいします。

    Criminals receive punishment according to their crimes.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    受じゅ刑けい者しゃの人じん権けんは、刑けい務む所しょ内ないでも尊そん重ちょうされるべきです。

    The human rights of prisoners should be respected even within prisons.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    彼かれは過か去この受じゅ刑けい歴れきを乗のり越こえ、新あたらしい人じん生せいを歩あるんでいます。

    He has overcome his past criminal record and is living a new life.

    KMT7Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    受じゅ刑けい期き間かん中ちゅうも、社しゃ会かい復ふっ帰きのための教きょう育いくプログラムが提てい供きょうされます。

    Even during the period of punishment, educational programs for social reintegration are provided.

    KMT8Politics & LawEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    受
    う.ける・-う.け・う.かる…(2)
    accept・undergo・answer (phone)・take・get…(2)
    刑
    punish・penalty・sentence・punishment
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