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刑徒 (けいと, keito) Japanese meaning: condemned person | Kotomora

刑けい徒と

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Meanings

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condemned person; prisoner

A formal or legal term for a person who has been sentenced and is serving punishment, often used in historical or official contexts.

古こ代だいローマでは、刑けい徒とが道どう路ろ建けん設せつに使つかわれた。
In ancient Rome, condemned persons were used for road construction.

Kanji

刑punish, penalty, sentence
徒on foot, junior, emptiness

Related words

囚しゅう人じん
囚人 is a more common word for 'prisoner' in modern Japanese, while 刑徒 is a formal or historical term emphasizing the condemned status.

Etymology

Compound of 刑 (punishment, penalty) and 徒 (follower, person), literally 'punishment person'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in legal and historical contexts to refer to condemned individuals.