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懲罰 (choubatsu) Japanese meaning: discipline | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 懲罰する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 懲ちょう 罰ばつ する 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しない Polite 懲ちょう 罰ばつ します 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しません Past polite 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しました 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しませんでした Past 懲ちょう 罰ばつ した 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しなかった Te-form 懲ちょう 罰ばつ して 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しないで Desire 懲ちょう 罰ばつ したい 懲ちょう 罰ばつ したくない Potential 懲ちょう 罰ばつ できる 懲ちょう 罰ばつ できない Passive 懲ちょう 罰ばつ される 懲ちょう 罰ばつ されない Causative 懲ちょう 罰ばつ させる 懲ちょう 罰ばつ させない Causative passive 懲ちょう 罰ばつ させられる 懲ちょう 罰ばつ させられない Volitional 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しよう Polite volitional 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しましょう Imperative 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しろ 懲ちょう 罰ばつ するな Conditional 懲ちょう 罰ばつ すれば 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しなければ Tara conditional 懲ちょう 罰ばつ したら 懲ちょう 罰ばつ しなかったら
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規き
則そく
違い
反はん
に
は
厳きび
しい
懲ちょう
罰ばつ
が
科か
せ
られる
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Strict disciplinary action is imposed for rule violations.
He received punishment at the court-martial.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 懲ちょう 罰ばつ を 与あた える to impose/give punishment on someone
Disciplinary punishment was given to the soldier who broke the rules.
懲ちょう 罰ばつ を 受う ける to receive disciplinary punishment
He received disciplinary punishment for misconduct.
懲ちょう 罰ばつ を 科か す to impose a disciplinary punishment
The committee decided to impose disciplinary punishment on the offender.
懲ちょう 罰ばつ の 対たい 象しょう になる to become subject to disciplinary punishment
This kind of behavior is subject to disciplinary punishment.
Related words 処罰 is a broader, more general term for punishing or penalizing wrongdoing, while 懲罰 specifically implies a formal disciplinary process, often within an organization, the military, or the law.
罰 is the plain, everyday word for punishment of any severity, while 懲罰 is a formal term used for structured, institutional disciplinary action.
制裁 refers to sanctions or collective punitive measures imposed by a group or authority (e.g. economic sanctions), while 懲罰 focuses on disciplining an individual or unit for misconduct.
懲罰 is a disciplinary punishment (e.g. within an organization or the military), while 刑罰 specifically denotes a penalty prescribed by criminal law.
Don't confuse with 懲役 refers specifically to the legal penalty of imprisonment with labor, whereas 懲罰 is the general term for disciplinary punishment in any institutional context, despite sharing the kanji 懲.
懲罰 is a more general term for punishment (often military or informal), while 懲戒 specifically denotes formal disciplinary action within an organization or profession.
Etymology Compound of 懲 (chō, 'to chastise') and 罰 (batsu, 'punishment'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used in formal Japanese to denote disciplinary punishment.
