刑けい余よ

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

ex-convict; having served time

Formal or literary term for a person who has been released from prison or has a criminal record. Often used attributively with の.

• 彼かれは刑けい余よの者ものだが、今いまは真面目まじめに働はたらいている。

  He is an ex-convict, but now he works diligently.

• 刑けい余よの身みであることを隠かくして就しゅう職しょくした。

  He got a job while hiding the fact that he had served time.

noun

eunuch

Archaic meaning, historically used to refer to a eunuch, especially in the context of Chinese imperial courts. Cross-referenced with 宦官.

See also: 宦官

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、刑けい余よの者ものが宦かん官がんとして宮きゅう廷ていに仕つかえた。

  In ancient China, eunuchs served at the imperial court.