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“Banishment” in Japanese

Short answer
流罪 ruzai るざい

Banishment in Japanese is “流罪” (ruzai). Full meaning: banishment, exile.

Other ways to say “Banishment” in Japanese

遠流 onru banishment (to a location far from the capital), the harshest of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system 流竄 ryuuzan banishment, exile 近流 kinru banishment (to a nearby province), the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system 流刑 ryuukei exile, banishment, deportation 追放 tsuihou exile, banishment, eviction, deportation, purge, expulsion, ousting; elimination (e.g. of poverty), removal 配流 hairu exile, banishment 島流し shimanagashi exile, banishment 流謫 rutaku exile, deportation, banishment 中流 chuuryuu mid-stream, middle course, middle class; banishment (to a somewhat distant province), middle-degree punishment of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system りゅうけい ryuukee exile, banishment, deportation お構い okamai entertainment, hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)

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