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    3. 罰する

    罰する

    罰ばっす​る​

    to punish

    N3KMT9News #25+1CoreVerb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ばっする

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to punish, to penalize, to penalise

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    悪わるいことをすれば罰ばっせられます。

    If you do bad things, you will be punished.

    KMT7Politics & LawCore Concepts
    法ほう律りつに違は反んした者ものは厳きびしく罰ばっせられるべきです。

    Those who violate the law should be severely punished.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    国こく際さい法ほうでは、戦せん争そう犯はん罪ざいを犯おかした者ものを罰ばっする規き定ていがあります。

    International law has provisions to punish those who commit war crimes.

    KMT9Politics & LawMilitary
    不ふ正せい行こう為いを行おこなった企き業ぎょうは、政せい府ふによって罰ばっせられることがあります。

    Companies that engage in misconduct may be penalized by the government.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    国こっ家かが国こく民みんを罰ばっする権けん限げんは、法ほうの下もとに厳げん格かくに制せい限げんされなければなりません。

    The state's authority to punish its citizens must be strictly limited under the law.

    KMT10Politics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    罰
    ばっ.する…(3)
    penalty・punishment
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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