noun

  1. punishment, penalty.
  2. penal regulations, penal provisions, penal code.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
罰則 ばっそく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

penalty, punishment
バチ バツ ばっ.する (7th, N1)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
to quell (uprising_ rebellion_ etc.) to punish (another nation_ etc.) by force of arms, sound, voice
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
rule, follow, based on
ソク のり のっと.る (5th, N2)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ