宮刑
きゅうけい
- ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, confinement for women) n arch
Kanji
宮
キュウ • グウ • ク • クウ
みや
Shinto shrine; constellations; palace; princess
刑
ケイ
punish; penalty; sentence; punishment
Synonyms
五刑
ごけい
- five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death) n arch
- five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death) n