服ふく役えき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

serving time in prison; penal servitude

Refers to serving a prison sentence, often used in legal or news contexts. The verb form is 服役する.

• 彼かれは強ごう盗とうの罪つみで服ふく役えきしている。

  He is serving time for robbery.

• 服ふく役えき期き間かんは5年ねんだった。

  The prison term was five years.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

military service

Used for serving in the military, especially in contexts like conscription or active duty. Less common than the prison sense in modern Japanese.

• 彼かれは軍ぐん隊たいで服ふく役えきした経けい験けんがある。

  He has experience serving in the military.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

forced labor; compulsory service

Refers to being compelled to work or serve, often under harsh conditions. This sense is relatively rare and may appear in historical or legal contexts.

• 戦せん時じ中ちゅう、多おおくの人ひとが強きょう制せい的てきに服ふく役えきさせられた。

  During the war, many people were forced into compulsory service.