死刑囚

しけいしゅう

condemned criminal

What does 死刑囚 mean?

死刑囚 is a Japanese noun meaning condemned criminal in English. It is written as 死刑囚 in kanji, しけいしゅう in hiragana, and shikeishuu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ここから逃げたって同じ、死刑囚はどこにも居るし誰もが犠牲者。

It's the same wherever you try and escape: everywhere is a death row, and everyone's a victim.