Vocabulary

What does 処罰 (しょばつ, shobatsu) mean?

処罰 (しょばつ, shobatsu) means punishment, penalty.

Quick facts
Readingしょばつ
Romajishobatsu
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しょばつ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshobatsu

punishment, penalty

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive punishment; penalty

Example sentences

  • I demand strict punishment.

  • Offenders will be punished.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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