punishment
N2- Onyomi
- バツ
- Stroke count
- 14
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 罰 down and you get 罒 (eye / net) — an eye laid on its side, watching from above. Picture an eye looking straight ahead, put 罰 inside it, and let that scene stand for "punishment" — punishment. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 14
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は14画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 14 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
処罰
shobatsu
punishment
懲罰
choubatsu
punishment
懲罰する
choubatsusuru
to do punishment
処罰する
shobatsusuru
to do punishment
処罰した
shobatsushita
plain past: did punishment
懲罰した
choubatsushita
plain past: did punishment
Example sentences (2)
規則を破ると罰金を払うことになります。
きそく を やぶる と ばっきん を はらう こと に なります。
kisoku o yaburu to bakkin o harau koto ni narimasu.
If you break the rules, you end up paying a fine.
子どもを罰するより話し合うほうがいいです。
こども を ばっする より はなしあう ほう が いい です。
kodomo o bassuru yori hanashiau hou ga ii desu.
It is better to talk things through with a child than to punish them.