きゅうけい
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
Kanji used
Shinto shrine
criminal punishment
Pitch accent
きゅ
うけい
Composed of
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
penalty; sentence; punishment