What does 刑 mean?
刑 is a Japanese noun meaning “penalty, sentence, punishment” in English. It is written as 刑 in kanji, けい in hiragana, and kei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼は懲役十年で、女房には三年の刑が下った。
He was given ten years and his wife three.