Definition of 五罪 (ござい)

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五罪

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View details for kanji: 五View details for kanji: 罪
noun
1.
five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)(archaism)
See also:律令制
2.
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)
See also:五刑
Related Kanji
五 five
罪 guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense