刑 kanji: meaning “punish”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N16 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- punish
- On'yomi
- ケイ
- Kun'yomi
- none
Picture story to remember 刑
To punish a messy cook, the chef makes him use a knife (刂) to scrape two dry (干) pans clean.
Parts in this story:干
How to write 刑: stroke order
刑 is written with 6 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 刑
- 刑務所けいむしょprison
- 処刑しょけいexecution
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