noun

  1. executioner.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
刑吏 けいり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

punish, penalty, sentence
ケイ おさか ぎょう (Late Jr. High, N1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
officer, an official
リ さと し (Late Jr. High, N1)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ たけ とも (Early Jr. High)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)