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
Kanji
五
ゴ
いつ • いつ.つ
five
刑
ケイ
punish; penalty; sentence; punishment
Synonyms
律令制
りつりょうせい
- ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century) n