"刑吏" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ke̞ːɾʲi] Forms: 刑吏 [canonical] (ruby: (けい), ()), keiri [romanization]
Etymology: 刑 (kei, “sentence”) + 吏 (ri, “official”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|刑|吏|t1=sentence|t2=official|tr1=kei|tr2=ri}} 刑 (kei, “sentence”) + 吏 (ri, “official”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|けいり}} 刑(けい)吏(り) • (keiri)
  1. executioner
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          "ref": "1940, Osamu Dazai, Hashire Melos [Run, Melos!]:",
          "roman": "“Watashi da, keiri! Korosareru no wa, watashi da. Merosu da. Kare o hitojichi ni shita watashi wa, koko ni iru!” to, kasureta koe de seīppai ni sakebinagara, tsui ni haritsukedai ni nobori, tsuriagerareteyuku tomo no ryōashi ni, kajiritsuita.",
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              "ころ"
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              "私",
              "わたし"
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              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
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            ],
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              "じち"
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            [
              "私",
              "わたし"
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              "声",
              "こえ"
            ],
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              "精",
              "せい"
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              "一",
              "いっ"
            ],
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              "叫",
              "さけ"
            ],
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              "磔",
              "はりつけ"
            ],
            [
              "台",
              "だい"
            ],
            [
              "昇",
              "のぼ"
            ],
            [
              "釣",
              "つ"
            ],
            [
              "上",
              "あ"
            ],
            [
              "友",
              "とも"
            ],
            [
              "両",
              "りょう"
            ],
            [
              "足",
              "あし"
            ],
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              "齧",
              "かじ"
            ]
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          "text": "「私だ、刑吏! 殺されるのは、私だ。メロスだ。彼を人質にした私は、ここにいる!」と、かすれた声で精一ぱいに叫びながら、ついに磔台に昇り、釣り上げられてゆく友の両足に、齧りついた。",
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              "殺",
              "ころ"
            ],
            [
              "私",
              "わたし"
            ],
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "質",
              "じち"
            ],
            [
              "私",
              "わたし"
            ],
            [
              "声",
              "こえ"
            ],
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              "精",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "一",
              "いっ"
            ],
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              "叫",
              "さけ"
            ],
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              "磔",
              "はりつけ"
            ],
            [
              "台",
              "だい"
            ],
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              "昇",
              "のぼ"
            ],
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              "釣",
              "つ"
            ],
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              "上",
              "あ"
            ],
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              "友",
              "とも"
            ],
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              "両",
              "りょう"
            ],
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              "足",
              "あし"
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              "齧",
              "かじ"
            ]
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          "text": "「私だ、刑吏! 殺されるのは、私だ。メロスだ。彼を人質にした私は、ここにいる!」と、かすれた声で精一ぱいに叫びながら、ついに磔台に昇り、釣り上げられてゆく友の両足に、齧りついた。",
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      "ipa": "[ke̞ːɾʲi]"
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Download raw JSONL data for 刑吏 meaning in Japanese (2.7kB)

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