五刑
ごけい
Meanings
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Noun
common noun-
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death).
archaism
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five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death).
See also 律令制 .
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Word informations
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