“Penal servitude” in Japanese
Short answer
Penal servitude in Japanese is “徒刑” (tokei). Full meaning: penal servitude.
Other ways to say “Penal servitude” in Japanese
服役
fukueki penal servitude, serving time in prison; military service; forced labor, compulsory service
懲役
choueki penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
服罪
fukuzai penal servitude, submitting to a sentence, pleading guilty; undetected crime
苦役
kueki toil, drudgery; penal servitude, imprisonment (with hard labour)
体刑
taikei corporal punishment, physical punishment; prison sentence, penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labour
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