Word Meaning 終身刑

しゅうしんけい shuushinkei

終身刑 is read as しゅうしんけい (shuushinkei) and means life imprisonment.

Meaning

English

  1. life imprisonment
  2. life sentence

Reading

Kana

しゅうしんけい

Romaji

shuushinkei

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 54740 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

終身保険

しゅうしんほけん

whole life insurance

身体刑

しんたいけい

corporal punishment

終身

しゅうしん

the whole life

終身年金

しゅうしんねんきん

life pension

終身会員

しゅうしんかいいん

life member

終身官

しゅうしんかん

official holding a lifetime appointment

終身雇用制度

しゅうしんこようせいど

(Japanese) system of lifetime employment

終身雇用制

しゅうしんこようせい

(Japanese) system of lifetime employment

終身雇用

しゅうしんこよう

lifetime employment

終結

しゅうけつ

end

終盤

しゅうばん

endgame

終幕

しゅうまく

end

Example Sentences

4

Three were sentenced to life in prison.

The man was given a life sentence.

The murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison.