Punishment & violence

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#1

Meaning

punishment, penalty

Components

Example words
けいばつ

penalty, punishment

けい

death penalty

けい

detective; criminal (case)

#2

Meaning

scrape, cut, delete

Components

Example words
さくげん

cutting down, reduction

さくじょ

deletion, elimination

けず

to scrape, to shave

#3

Meaning

catty (unit of weight); axe

Components

Example words
いっきん

one loaf/catty

きんりょう

weight

せんぎん

a thousand catties (great weight)

#4

Meaning

reject, repel

Components

Example words
はいせき

rejection, exclusion

せっこう

scout, reconnaissance

しりぞける

to reject, to repel

#5

Meaning

hit, strike, beat

Components

Example words
おう

assault, blow

なぐ

to hit, to punch

なぐ

fistfight, brawl

#6

Meaning

special, particular

Components

Example words
とくしゅ

special, particular

しゅしょう

admirable, praiseworthy

こと

especially, particularly

#7

Meaning

table; eminent, excellent

Components

Example words
たっきゅう

table tennis

しょくたく

dining table

たくえつ

excellence, superiority

#8

Meaning

lowly, base, mean

Components

Example words
きょう

cowardly, mean

れつ

despicable, base

いやしい

lowly, vulgar

#9

Meaning

pardon, forgive

Components

Example words
おんしゃ

amnesty, pardon

ようしゃ

pardon, mercy

しゃめん

remission, pardon

#10

Meaning

shame, disgrace, humiliate

Components

Example words
じょく

insult, affront

じょく

disgrace, humiliation

くつじょく

humiliation, indignity

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