Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 死刑囚(しけいしゅう) in Japanese

死刑囚
Kana Reading
しけいしゅう
Romaji
shikeishū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    criminals condemned to death
    Example sentence
    今日朝刊によればその死刑囚自殺したようだ According to today's morning paper, the condemned criminal committed suicide.

Examples of 死刑囚, しけいしゅう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

5 strokes

captured, criminal, arrest, catch

On'Yomi: シュウ

Kun'Yomi: とら.われる

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JLPT 1

6 strokes

punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

On'Yomi: ケイ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

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