censure, criminal investigation
On'yomi (音読み)
- ガイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「劾」 primarily relates to the idea of censure or investigation into criminal behavior. It is often used in a legal context, mainly as a noun. A prominent compound is 「弾劾」 (だんがい), which means impeachment, referring to the formal process of charging a government official. Another example is 「劾奏」 (がいそう), which represents an official report of wrongdoing presented to the emperor. Additionally, the term 「弾劾裁判所」 (だんがいさいばんしょ) refers to a court specifically for impeachment cases. Since this kanji is mainly used in formal legal contexts, it is less common in everyday conversation.
Example sentences
その行為は彼を劾する理由となる。
That act is a reason to impeach him.
Meanings across languages
- English
- censure, criminal investigation
- Tiếng Việt
- kiểm điểm, điều tra hình sự
- 日本語
- 弾劾, 刑事調査
- 한국어
- 탄핵, 형사 조사
- 中文
- 弹劾, 刑事调查
- id
- censur, investigasi kriminal
- th
- การตำหนิ, การสอบสวนทางอาญา
- es
- censura, investigación criminal
- fr
- réprimande, enquête criminelle
- de
- Zensur, Kriminaluntersuchung
- pt
- censura, investigação criminal
Common compounds
- 弾劾だんがいimpeachment, denunciation, accusation
- 劾奏がいそうreport of an official's offence to the emperor (offense)
- 弾劾裁判所だんがいさいばんしょ(Japanese) Court of Impeachment
- 裁判官弾劾裁判所さいばんかんだんがいさいばんしょJudge Impeachment Court
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