懲役
Meanings
Noun
1. penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ちょうえき
Used in vocabulary
Examples7
彼
He was given ten years and his wife three.
懲役３
He was sentenced to three years in jail.
懲役２
The district attorney wasn't content with a two-year sentence.
ついに、
Eventually, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the violent crime.
懲役
I got five years in prison.
銀行強盗
Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.