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処罰 (しょばつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
punishment ; penalty ; punish
Used for imposing a punishment or penalty on someone for wrongdoing, often in legal, official, school, or organizational contexts. As a verb, it is used as 処罰する and takes the person or group punished as the object.
The school has a policy of strictly punishing cheating.
Kanji 処 dispose, manage, deal with Similar words 罰ばつ A more general word for a punishment or penalty; 処罰 emphasizes the act of officially imposing punishment.
処しょ 分ぶん Often means a disciplinary or administrative measure, and can also mean disposal; 処罰 is more directly about punishment for wrongdoing.
刑けい 罰ばつ Specifically a criminal penalty under law; 処罰 can refer to legal punishment but also to organizational or disciplinary punishment.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 処, associated with dealing with or disposing of something, and 罰, punishment or penalty. The spelling directly reflects the meaning 'to deal with wrongdoing by punishment.'
