Meaning

Primary

Police Detective

Alternatives

Detective, Criminal Case

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A punish action is when someone goes out to try to find people who do bad things, so that they can be punished. The people who do this are people like a police detective (or detective).

Reading

けいじ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

その刑事は俺の彼女の腕を突然掴んで、彼女にキスをしたんだ。だから、俺はそいつを殴りつけてやったんだけど、そしたら逮捕されたんだよ。そんなの不公平だよ。

Without warning that officer grabbed my girlfriend’s arm and kissed her. So I punched him and he arrested me. It’s unfair.

Kanji Composition