刑務所

けいむしょ

jail

What does 刑務所 mean?

刑務所 is a Japanese noun meaning jail in English. It is written as 刑務所 in kanji, けいむしょ in hiragana, and keimusho in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ここには刑務所があった。

There used to be a prison here.