服役
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. penal servitude; serving time in prison
2. military service
3. forced labor; compulsory service
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ふくえき
Used in vocabulary
Examples4
彼の
His son is serving his sentence.
彼女の
Her husband has been in prison for three years.
囚人
The inmate was doing time for a burglary conviction.
裁判官
The judge pronounced him "guilty", and now he must face the music of a sentence in prison.