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懲役

Reading

Kana: ちょうえき
Romaji: chōeki
Kana
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Definition

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penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 こ.りる、 こ.らす、 こ.らしめる
Meanings: penal, chastise, punish, discipline
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

Example Sentences

懲役(ちょうえき)()(ねん)くらっちまった。
➥I got five years in prison.
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銀行(ぎんこう)強盗(ごうとう)すると懲役(ちょうえき)10(ねん)()らうぞ。
➥Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.
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裁判官(さいばんかん)(かれ)()(ねん)懲役刑(ちょうえきけい)宣告(せんこく)した。
➥The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.
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懲役(ちょうえき)(ねん)判決(はんけつ)()けた。
➥He was sentenced to three years in jail.
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被告(ひこく)懲役(ちょうえき)10(ねん)(けい)宣告(せんこく)された。
➥The accused was condemned to ten years in prison.
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懲役(ちょうえき)(ねん)判決(はんけつ)地方(ちほう)検事(けんじ)不満(ふまん)だった。
➥The district attorney wasn't content with a two-year sentence.
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