キュウケイ
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. second most severe of the five punishments of ancient China (castration for men, confinement for women)
Pitch accent
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ウケイ
Composed of
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
penalty; sentence; punishment