懲ちょう罰ばつ

ちょ

う

ば

つ

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懲罰する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	懲ちょう罰ばつする	懲ちょう罰ばつしない
Polite	懲ちょう罰ばつします	懲ちょう罰ばつしません
Past polite	懲ちょう罰ばつしました	懲ちょう罰ばつしませんでした
Past	懲ちょう罰ばつした	懲ちょう罰ばつしなかった
Te-form	懲ちょう罰ばつして	懲ちょう罰ばつしないで
Desire	懲ちょう罰ばつしたい	懲ちょう罰ばつしたくない
Potential	懲ちょう罰ばつできる	懲ちょう罰ばつできない
Passive	懲ちょう罰ばつされる	懲ちょう罰ばつされない
Causative	懲ちょう罰ばつさせる	懲ちょう罰ばつさせない
Causative passive	懲ちょう罰ばつさせられる	懲ちょう罰ばつさせられない
Volitional	懲ちょう罰ばつしよう
Polite volitional	懲ちょう罰ばつしましょう
Imperative	懲ちょう罰ばつしろ	懲ちょう罰ばつするな
Conditional	懲ちょう罰ばつすれば	懲ちょう罰ばつしなければ
Tara conditional	懲ちょう罰ばつしたら	懲ちょう罰ばつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

discipline; punishment; reprimand

Formal term for disciplinary action or punishment, often in institutional, legal, or military contexts. Can be used as a noun, with する, or as a no-adjective.

規き則そく違い反はんには厳きびしい懲ちょう罰ばつが科かせられる。
Strict disciplinary action is imposed for rule violations.
軍ぐん法ぽう会かい議ぎで彼かれは懲ちょう罰ばつを受うけた。
He received punishment at the court-martial.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に懲ちょう罰ばつを与あたえるto impose/give punishment on someone
規き則そくを破やぶった兵へい士しに懲ちょう罰ばつを与あたえた。
Disciplinary punishment was given to the soldier who broke the rules.
懲ちょう罰ばつを受うけるto receive disciplinary punishment
彼かれは不ふ正せい行こう為いで懲ちょう罰ばつを受うけた。
He received disciplinary punishment for misconduct.
懲ちょう罰ばつを科かすto impose a disciplinary punishment
委い員いん会かいは違い反はん者しゃに懲ちょう罰ばつを科かすことを決きめた。
The committee decided to impose disciplinary punishment on the offender.
懲ちょう罰ばつの対たい象しょうになるto become subject to disciplinary punishment
この行こう為いは懲ちょう罰ばつの対たい象しょうになる。
This kind of behavior is subject to disciplinary punishment.

Kanji

懲penal, chastise, punish
罰penalty, punishment

Related words

処しょ罰ばつN1
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.
罰ばつN1
罰 is the plain, everyday word for punishment of any severity, while 懲罰 is a formal term used for structured, institutional disciplinary action.
制せい裁さいN1
制裁 refers to sanctions or collective punitive measures imposed by a group or authority (e.g. economic sanctions), while 懲罰 focuses on disciplining an individual or unit for misconduct.
刑けい罰ばつN1
懲罰 is a disciplinary punishment (e.g. within an organization or the military), while 刑罰 specifically denotes a penalty prescribed by criminal law.

Opposites

褒ほう賞しょう
褒賞 is a reward or commendation given for good conduct, the opposite of 懲罰, which is a penalty imposed for misconduct.

Don't confuse with

懲ちょう役えきN1
懲役 refers specifically to the legal penalty of imprisonment with labor, whereas 懲罰 is the general term for disciplinary punishment in any institutional context, despite sharing the kanji 懲.
懲ちょう戒かい
懲罰 is a more general term for punishment (often military or informal), while 懲戒 specifically denotes formal disciplinary action within an organization or profession.

Word family

懲ちょう罰ばつ房ぼう
disciplinary cell; solitary confinement cell
懲ちょう罰ばつ的てき
punitive
懲ちょう罰ばつ委い員いん会かい
disciplinary committee

Etymology

Compound of 懲 (chō, 'to chastise') and 罰 (batsu, 'punishment'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used in formal Japanese to denote disciplinary punishment.