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Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningspenalty, punishment
On'yomiバツ、バチ、ハツ
Kun'yomiばっ
Strokes14
Radical

Compounds

  • severe punishment, rigorous measures

  • punishment, penalty

  • reward and punishment

Example sentences

  • Pfft! That's what you get for laughing at a girl!

  • People who break the law are punished.

  • You'll be punished if you break the law.

  • He was fined for illegal parking.

  • Oh, that's a secret, OK? Because slipping out of the dorm in the night is severely punished.

  • The public servant leaked the secret and he was prosecuted for revealing a state secret.

  • She took the punishment with a smile.

  • We thought it wrong that you should punish him.