Kanji

penalty, punishment

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

网部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バツ, バチ, ハツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ばっする

Common Readings

バチ, バツ

Example sentences

ばつ
宿題を忘れたので、罰として廊下に立たされた。

I forgot my homework, so as punishment I was made to stand in the hallway.

起請 きしょう
武士は起請を破れば神仏の罰を受けると信じていた。

Samurai believed that if they broke a sworn oath, they would receive punishment from the deities.

処罰 しょばつ
規則を破った者は厳重に処罰される。

Those who break the rules will be severely punished.

罰ゲーム ばつゲーム
じゃんけんで負けた友達は罰ゲームとして変な踊りをした。

The friend who lost at rock paper scissors had to do a silly dance as a penalty.

罰する ばっする
法律を破った者は厳しく罰するべきだ

Those who break the law should be punished strictly.

罰を受ける ばつをうける
学生は校則を破ると、罰を受ける。

Students are punished when they break school rules.

罰を与える ばつをあたえる
先生は校則を破った生徒に罰を与える。

The teacher gives a punishment to students who break school rules.

罰せられる ばっせられる
規則を破ると厳しく罰せられる

If you break the rules, you will be severely punished.

罰則 ばっそく
違反した場合は、厳しい罰則が適用されます。

If you violate the rules, strict penalties will be applied.

条令 じょうれい
軍隊の条令を読んで、罰則の内容を確かめた。

After reading the army regulations, I checked the details of the penalties.

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