音読み: バツ・バチ
訓読み: ばっする
画数: 14
部首: 罒（あみがしら）
Meaning
Penalty / Punishment / Penalty mark
- Basic forms
- 罰する — punish; penalize / base form
- 罰します — punishes / masu form
- 罰した — punished / ta form
- 罰して — punishing … / te form
- 罰しない — do not punish / negative
- 罰すれば — if (one) punishes / conditional
- Common expressions
- 法律違反を罰する — punish a violation of the law
- 規則に基づいて罰した — punished according to the rules
- More
- 罰せられる — be punished / passive
罰する（ばっする） is a formal Sino-Japanese verb. It is mainly used in legal, institutional, or written contexts. In everyday speech, expressions like 罰を与える are more common.
- 罰 — punishment; penalty
- 罰金 — fine (monetary penalty)
- 刑罰 — criminal punishment
- 処罰 — punishment; penalization
- 天罰 — divine punishment
- 重罰 — severe punishment
- 必罰 — certain punishment
罰 means punishment or penalty, mainly used in formal or official contexts. It often appears in legal or moral terms such as 罰金 or 刑罰. In everyday Japanese, expressions like 罰を与える are more common than the verb 罰する.