Vocabulary

What does 罰 (ばつ, batsu) mean?

罰 (ばつ, batsu) means punishment, penalty.

Quick facts
Readingばつ
Romajibatsu
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ばつ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbatsu

punishment, penalty

  1. 1noun · noun suffix punishment; penalty

Example sentences

  • If you do something bad, you will be punished.

  • The teacher punished the student who was late.

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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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