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刑務所

刑務所

Japanese

Kanji in this term
刑 務 所
けい
Grade: S 		む
Grade: 5 		しょ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

刑務所 ‎(hiragana けいむしょ, romaji keimusho)

  1. A prison, a jail, a penitentiary.
    刑務所 (けいむしょ)に入 (い)れる
    keimusho ni ireru
    to put someone in prison, to imprison

Derived terms

  • 刑務所長 (けいむしょちょう) ‎(keimusho-chō): A prison governor (UK), a prison warden (US).

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  3. 1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japan as a replacement for the Chinese-derived term 監獄 ‎(kangoku, “prison, jail”).[1] Compound of 刑 ‎(kei, “penance, penalty”) +‎ 務 ‎(mu, “work; something that must be done”) +‎ 所 ‎(sho, “place”).

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