penalty, punishment
On'yomi (音読み)
- バツ
- バチ
- ハツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ばっ.する
About this kanji
The kanji 罰 (ばつ) primarily means "penalty" or "punishment." It is often used as a noun, but it can also function as a verb when combined with the suffix する to create 罰する (ばっする), meaning "to punish." You will find this kanji in several common compounds, such as 罰金 (ばっきん), which means "fine"; 罰則 (ばっそく), meaning "punishment rules"; and 刑罰 (けいばつ), translating to "criminal punishment." A useful note is that 罰 is often associated with a negative consequence for wrongdoing, making it an important concept in discussions of justice and discipline.
Example sentences
不正には罰が必要だ。
Punishment is necessary for wrongdoing.
Meanings across languages
- English
- penalty, punishment
- Tiếng Việt
- hình phạt
- 日本語
- 罰
- 한국어
- 처벌
- 中文
- 惩罚
- id
- hukuman
- th
- การลงโทษ
- es
- penalización
- fr
- punition
- de
- Strafe
- pt
- punição
Common compounds
- 罰金fine, penalty
- 罰則punishment, penalty, penal regulations
- 刑罰(criminal) punishment, penalty, sentence
- 処罰punishment, penalty
- 賞罰reward and punishment
- 体罰corporal punishment
- 懲罰discipline, punishment, reprimand
- 罰点cross mark, demerit mark, an X
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