"死刑" meaning in Japanese

See 死刑 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɕike̞ː] Forms: 死刑 [canonical] (ruby: (), (けい)), shikei [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|しけい}} 死(し)刑(けい) • (shikei)
  1. capital punishment Synonyms: 極刑: (kyokkei) (ruby: 極刑(きょっけい)) (english: severest punishment; i.e. capital punishment), 処刑 (shokei) (ruby: 処刑(しょけい)), 死罪 (shizai) (ruby: 死罪(しざい))
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      "form": "死刑",
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        [
          "死",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "刑",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Capital punishment",
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        },
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      "synonyms": [
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          "english": "severest punishment; i.e. capital punishment",
          "roman": "kyokkei",
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              "極刑",
              "きょっけい"
            ]
          ],
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        },
        {
          "roman": "shokei",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "処刑",
              "しょけい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "処刑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "shizai",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "死罪",
              "しざい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "死罪"
        }
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ɕike̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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}
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    {
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        [
          "死",
          "し"
        ],
        [
          "刑",
          "けい"
        ]
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    },
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        "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
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        ]
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "english": "severest punishment; i.e. capital punishment",
      "roman": "kyokkei",
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        [
          "極刑",
          "きょっけい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "shokei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "処刑",
          "しょけい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "処刑"
    },
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      "roman": "shizai",
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        [
          "死罪",
          "しざい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "死罪"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 死刑 meaning in Japanese (1.3kB)

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