誅 — kanji meaning “death penalty”
誅
death penalty
- Meanings
- death penalty
- On'yomi
- チュウ (chuu)、チュ (chu)
- Kun'yomi
- ちゅう.する、ころ.す、せ.める
- Strokes
- 13
- Classical radical
- 149
- Chinese reading
- zhū — Chinese character page
Words with 誅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天誅 | てんちゅう tenchuu | heaven's punishment; divine punishment |
| 誅殺 | ちゅうさつ chuusatsu | execution of a criminal |
| 誅伐 | ちゅうばつ chuubatsu | assailing criminals |
| 筆誅 | ひっちゅう hitchuu | written denunciation |
| 苛斂誅求 | かれんちゅうきゅう karenchuukyuu | exaction of heavy taxes; imposing oppressive taxes |
| 誅する | ちゅうする chuusuru | to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death |
| 誅戮 | ちゅうりく chuuriku | putting a criminal to death; punishment by execution; death penalty |
| 誅求 | ちゅうきゅう chuukyuu | oppressive exaction (of taxes, etc.) |
| 誅滅 | ちゅうめつ chuumetsu | eradication of sinful people; smiting of the wicked |
| 族誅 | ぞくちゅう zokuchuu | execution of an offender's entire family as a deterrent to others (predominantly in Chinese history) |
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