流りゅう刑けい

also: るけい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

exile; banishment; deportation

Refers to the punishment of sending a person away from their home country or region, often as a legal penalty. Can be used both as a noun and with する to mean 'to exile'.

彼かれは反はん逆ぎゃく罪ざいで流りゅう刑けいに処しょせられた。
He was sentenced to exile for treason.

その作さっ家かは政せい府ふによって流りゅう刑けいされた。

The writer was exiled by the government.

Kanji

流current, a sink, flow
刑punish, penalty, sentence

Similar words

追つい放ほう
追放 is a broader term for expulsion or banishment from a group or country, not necessarily a formal legal punishment. 流刑 specifically implies a judicial sentence of exile.
国こく外がい追つい放ほう
国外追放 means deportation or expulsion from a country, often used in immigration contexts. 流刑 is more historical and legal, implying punishment.

Written forms

流刑Usage98%
- りゅうけい
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading りゅうけい is the common modern pronunciation.
- るけい
  Historical reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
るけい

Etymology

Compound of 流 (ryū, 'to flow, to send away') and 刑 (kei, 'punishment'). The reading るけい is an older Sino-Japanese reading.

Usage

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りゅうけいUsage1%