How do you read 体刑?

体刑 is read たいけい (taikei), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 体刑?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 体刑 in romaji?

体刑 is written taikei in romaji.

What kanji are in 体刑?

体 (Body, Substance); 刑 (Punish, Penalty).

体刑たいけい

たいけい · taikei

noun

Corporal punishment, physical punishment

prison sentence, penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labour

Other ways to say “corporal punishment” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

体Body, Substance, Object 音たい・てい訓からだ・かたち JLPT N4 · 7 strokes 刑Punish, Penalty, Sentence 音けい JLPT N1 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

体からだbody; health 全体ぜんたいwhole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)物体ぶったいobject 文体ぶんたいliterary style 液体えきたいliquid, fluid 個体こたいan individual 刑けいpenalty, sentence, punishment 死刑しけいdeath penalty

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What does 体刑 mean?

Corporal punishment, physical punishment. It can also mean: prison sentence, penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labour.

How do you pronounce 体刑?

たいけい (taikei). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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