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    3. 見せしめ

    見せしめ

    見みせ​し​め​

    (making a) lesson (of)

    KMT9News #31+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab13 strokes

    みせしめ

    Noun

    1.
    (making a) lesson (of), (setting an) example, warning

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは見みせしめのために罰ばっせられた。

    He was punished as an example/warning.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    その厳きびしい処しょ分ぶんは、他ほかの従じゅう業ぎょう員いんへの見みせしめとなった。

    That severe punishment served as a warning to other employees.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    歴れき史し上じょう、権けん力りょく者しゃが民みん衆しゅうを統とう制せいするために見みせしめを用もちいることは少すくなくなかった。

    Historically, it was not uncommon for those in power to use examples/warnings to control the populace.

    KMT9Politics & LawHistory
    政せい府ふは、不ふ正せい行こう為いに対たいする見みせしめとして、厳げん罰ばつ化かを打うち出だした。

    The government announced stricter penalties as a warning against misconduct.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    学がっ校こうでのいじめ問もん題だいでは、加か害がい者しゃへの見みせしめが再さい発はつ防ぼう止しにつながることもある。

    In school bullying issues, making an example of the perpetrators can sometimes lead to preventing recurrence.

    KMT9EducationEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    せ
    se
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
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