Kanji 刑 punish, penalty, sentence Related words 刑けい 務む 所しょ 刑務所 is the common word for 'prison', while 刑務 is a more abstract term for correctional affairs.
矯きょう 正せい 矯正 broadly means 'correction' or 'reform', often used in 矯正施設 (correctional facility). 刑務 is more specifically tied to prison administration.
Word family prison; jail; penitentiary
prison officer; corrections officer; prison guard
penal labour; prison work
prison warden
Written forms 刑けい 務む Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; used in compounds such as 刑務所 (prison).
けいむ Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 刑 (punishment, penalty) and 務 (duty, affairs). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'matters related to punishment'.
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