刑務所

Japanese

Kanji in this term
刑	務	所

Etymology

Likely from Sinitic 刑務所.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi.
• IPA: /keːmuɕo/

Noun

刑務所 (hiragana けいむしょ, romaji keimusho)

1. A prison, a jail, a penitentiary.

   刑務所に入れる

   けいむしょにいれる
   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).