ばつ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. punishment; penalty
Kanji used
penalty
Pitch accent
Top 4000
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
divine punishment
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
severe punishment; rigorous measures
corporal punishment
reward and punishment
intropunitive; self-punishing
criminal punishment; criminal penalty
punishment by Buddha; divine retribution
heavy punishment
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
eternal punishment
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
punishment; discipline
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)
being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)
impunitive; not tending to blame others
penalty (golf); penalty stroke
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
Examples (4 in total)
Every crime calls for punishment.
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments.
Was it necessary to inflict such a punishment on him?