五刑

ごけい

Meanings

1. Noun five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)
2. five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death) See also: 律令制 (りつりょうせい).

Kanji

• 五 five. Read as ゴ.
• 刑 penalty. Read as ケイ.

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