死刑

• 読み: しけい
• ローマ字: shikei
• 漢字の分解: 死 (shi) — death, die; 刑 (kei) — punishment, penalty
• 発音: /ɕi.keː/

意味

Death penalty; capital punishment. The most severe criminal punishment, involving execution of the convicted person.

A noun referring to capital punishment. Japan is one of the few developed nations that retains the death penalty, making this term culturally significant. The method used is hanging (絞首刑, koushukei). Key collocations include 死刑判決 (shikei hanketsu, death sentence), 死刑執行 (shikei shikkou, execution of death penalty), and 死刑廃止 (shikei haishi, abolition of death penalty). The topic is a recurring subject in news and political debate.

例文

1. 死刑制度の是非について長い議論が続いている。
2. その犯人に死刑が宣告された。
3. 死刑を廃止すべきだという意見もある。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, politics, ethics

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 死 (shi, death) + 刑 (kei, punishment/penalty). Literally 'death punishment' — the ultimate legal penalty taking the convicted person's life.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal