Definition of 懲役 (ちょうえき)

ちょうえき

懲役

ちょうえき

choueki

Common word

noun

•

penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

Related Kanji

懲	penal, chastise, punish, discipline
役	duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

Example sentences(showing 7 results)

ついに

、

かれ

ぼうりょく

はんざい

おか

ちょうえき

５

ねん

はんけつ

いわた

Eventually, he was sentenced to five years in prison for the violent crime

ちょうえき

懲役

２

ねん

はんけつ

ちほう

けんじ

ふまん

The district attorney wasn't content with a two-year sentence

ちょうえき

懲役

３

ねん

はんけつ

う

He was sentenced to three years in jail

かれ

ちょうえき

じゅう

ねん

、

にょうぼう

さんねん

けい

くだ

He was given ten years and his wife three

ひこく

被告

は

ちょうえき

懲役

１０

ねん

けい

せんこく

The accused was condemned to ten years in prison

ぎんこうごうとう

ちょうえき

１０

ねん

年

く

食らう

ぞ

Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison

ちょうえき

ご

ねん

I got five years in prison