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処罰 (しょばつ, shobatsu) Japanese meaning: punishment | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 処罰する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 処しょ 罰ばつ する 処しょ 罰ばつ しない Polite 処しょ 罰ばつ します 処しょ 罰ばつ しません Past polite 処しょ 罰ばつ しました 処しょ 罰ばつ しませんでした Past 処しょ 罰ばつ した 処しょ 罰ばつ しなかった Te-form 処しょ 罰ばつ して 処しょ 罰ばつ しないで Desire 処しょ 罰ばつ したい 処しょ 罰ばつ したくない Potential 処しょ 罰ばつ できる 処しょ 罰ばつ できない Passive 処しょ 罰ばつ される 処しょ 罰ばつ されない Causative 処しょ 罰ばつ させる 処しょ 罰ばつ させない Causative passive 処しょ 罰ばつ させられる 処しょ 罰ばつ させられない Volitional 処しょ 罰ばつ しよう Polite volitional 処しょ 罰ばつ しましょう Imperative 処しょ 罰ばつ しろ 処しょ 罰ばつ するな Conditional 処しょ 罰ばつ すれば 処しょ 罰ばつ しなければ Tara conditional 処しょ 罰ばつ したら 処しょ 罰ばつ しなかったら
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The company that violated the law was punished according to the law.
The school has a policy of strictly punishing cheating.
This act is subject to punishment.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 処しょ 罰ばつ する to punish someone
They decided to punish the employee who broke the rules.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 厳きび しく 処しょ 罰ばつ する to punish someone severely
The athlete who cheated was severely punished.
処しょ 罰ばつ を 受う ける to receive punishment
He was punished for violating the rules.
〈 事こと 〉 の 対たい 象しょう として 処しょ 罰ばつ する to punish (someone) as subject to a certain matter/violation
That act is subject to punishment.
法ほう 律りつ に 基もと づいて 処しょ 罰ばつ する to punish based on the law
Criminals are punished in accordance with the law.
Kanji 処 dispose, manage, deal with Related words· 9 罰 is the general word for a punishment or penalty, while 処罰 emphasizes the official act of imposing that punishment.
処分 often refers to a disciplinary or administrative measure (and can also mean disposal), whereas 処罰 focuses specifically on punishing wrongdoing.
刑罰 is specifically a criminal penalty prescribed by law, while 処罰 can also cover disciplinary punishment within schools or organizations.
処罰する is a more formal, official term for punishing (often legal or administrative), while 罰する is the general everyday word for punishing someone.
Show 5 more 処罰 is a general term for punishment in legal or disciplinary contexts, while 制裁 stresses imposing a corrective or retaliatory penalty, often between nations or organizations.
処罰 is a broader, more general term for punishing or penalizing wrongdoing, while 懲罰 specifically implies a formal disciplinary process, often within an organization, the military, or the law.
処罰 is a broad term covering any kind of punishment, including criminal penalties, while 懲戒 refers specifically to disciplinary action taken within an organization such as a workplace or school.
Opposites 褒賞 is a reward or commendation for good conduct, the opposite of 処罰, which punishes wrongdoing.
処罰 means to punish someone for a fault, the opposite of 勘弁, which means to forgive or overlook it.
表彰 is public recognition for good conduct, while 処罰 is punishment for wrongdoing, the institutional opposite.
処罰 means punishment imposed by authority, the direct opposite of 赦免, which releases someone from punishment.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 処, associated with dealing with or disposing of something, and 罰, punishment or penalty. The spelling directly reflects the meaning 'to deal with wrongdoing by punishment.'
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処罰 emphasizes the act of punishing someone, whereas 罰則 emphasizes the rule or provision that prescribes the punishment.
処罰 is the neutral term for punishing someone, while 厳罰 specifies that the punishment is unusually severe or strict.
