私刑

Chinese

personal; private; selfish punishment
simp. and trad.
(私刑)
私 刑

Pronunciation


Noun

私刑

  1. lynching

Japanese

Kanji in this term
私 刑
し
Grade: 6
けい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 私(し) (shi, “private”) + 刑(けい) (kei, “penalty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕike̞ː]

Noun

私(し)刑(けい) • (shikei) 

  1. lynching

Verb

私(し)刑(けい)する • (shikei suru) suru (stem 私(し)刑(けい)し (shikei shi), past 私(し)刑(けい)した (shikei shita))

  1. to lynch

Conjugation

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