刑務所

Japanese

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

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

刑務所 (hiragana けいむしょ, rōmaji keimusho)

  1. A prison, a jail, a penitentiary.
    刑 (けい)務 (む)所 (しょ)に入 (い)れる
    keimusho ni ireru
    to put someone in prison, to imprison

Derived terms

  • 刑 (けい)務 (む)所 (しょ)長 (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
  3. 1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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