Japanese symbol for “punitive”
懲罰的
ちょうばつてき
Romaji: choubatsuteki
punitive
In Japanese, punitive is 懲罰的, read ちょうばつてき (choubatsuteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na punitive
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 懲役 | ちょうえき choueki | penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour) |
| 懲戒 | ちょうかい choukai | discipline; punishment; reprimand |
| 懲罰 | ちょうばつ choubatsu | discipline; punishment; reprimand |
| 勧善懲悪 | かんぜんちょうあく kanzenchouaku | rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice |
| 懲りる | こりる koriru | to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way |
| 懲らしめ | こらしめ korashime | chastisement |
| 罰金 | ばっきん bakkin | fine; penalty |
| 処罰 | しょばつ shobatsu | punishment; penalty |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “punitive”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.