処罰

• 読み: しょばつ
• ローマ字: shobatsu
• 漢字の分解: 処 (sho) — deal with, dispose, manage; 罰 (batsu) — punishment, penalty
• 発音: /ɕo.ba.tsɯ/

意味

Punishment; penalty; penalisation. The act of imposing a penalty on someone for a crime or wrongdoing.

A noun and suru-verb referring to the imposition of punishment for crimes or rule violations. More formal and legal than 罰 (batsu, punishment) alone. Commonly used in legal, governmental, and organisational contexts. Key collocations include 厳しい処罰 (kibishii shobatsu, severe punishment) and 処罰を受ける (shobatsu wo ukeru, to receive punishment). Often appears in discussions about criminal justice and workplace discipline.

例文

1. 法律に違反した者は厳しく処罰される。
2. 不正行為に対する処罰が強化された。
3. 処罰を恐れて犯行を自首した。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, criminal justice, workplace

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 処 (sho, deal with/dispose) + 罰 (batsu, punishment/penalty). Literally 'to deal out punishment' — administering a penalty for wrongdoing.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal