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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

罰ばち

N1
ばち bachi
  1. (divine) punishment
  2. curse
  3. retribution
noun

Chinese meanings

报应;惩罚

Examples

  • 悪いことをすれば罰が当たる。
    Bad deeds bring divine punishment.
    做坏事会遭报应。
  • 彼は罰を受けたと思った。
    He felt he had received punishment.
    他觉得自己受到了惩罚。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5fa4cbe539'); // 罰
{
  "id": "5fa4cbe539",
  "word": "罰",
  "reading": "ばち",
  "romaji": "bachi",
  "meanings": [
    "(divine) punishment",
    "curse",
    "retribution"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1478050,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "悪いことをすれば罰が当たる。",
      "en": "Bad deeds bring divine punishment."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は罰を受けたと思った。",
      "en": "He felt he had received punishment."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "709ad3d8ca2a656877d0da49b24cce2cae43d727df53b437f893d390d6f3d67a",
    "meanings": [
      "报应",
      "惩罚"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "悪いことをすれば罰が当たる。",
        "zh": "做坏事会遭报应。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は罰を受けたと思った。",
        "zh": "他觉得自己受到了惩罚。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/5fa4cbe539",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1478050; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5a7b888ed76c6642a274570cb4dd8b76ca651d71acafcc34da252219d1998271"
  }
}