Vocabulary

What does 死刑 (しけい, shikei) mean?

死刑 (しけい, shikei) means death penalty.

Quick facts
Readingしけい
Romajishikei
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しけい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshikei

death penalty

  1. 1noun death penalty; capital punishment

Example sentences

  • He was sentenced to death.

  • The pros and cons of the death penalty system are being debated.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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