刑期

けいき

Meanings

1. Noun prison term

Kanji

• 刑 penalty. Read as ケイ.
• 期 period. Read as キ.

Example sentences

• 彼は１０年の刑期を務めた。
  He served a ten-year prison term.
• 彼は四年刑期のところを二年で釈放された。
  He was let out after serving just two years of his four-year prison sentence.

Common phrases

• 刑期を終える

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