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punish

On-Yomi: ケイ

Koohii stories:

1) [dingomick] 20-12-2006(254): This kanji is for severe punishment. A man has his shackled hands placed on a wood block and they're chopped off with a saber. No more stealing bread in the Middle East…

2) [imojyochu] 14-8-2008(111): In Arab countries they punish theives by cutting off BOTH HANDS with a SABRE.

3) [osaki] 20-6-2007(45): I'm gonna use my two hands and my saber to punish you naughty girls!

4) [CountPacula] 14-6-2008(23): The ancient punishment for theft was to have the thief's two hands chopped off by a red-hot sabre. To distinguish from penalty (#833 罰), think in terms of 'to punish', the actual -application- of the punishment, which only comes after deciding what the penalty shall be.

5) [Alexis598] 3-2-2012(10): This is Saber from Fate/Stay Night holding her Excalibur with both hands dealing Divine Punishment to the evil Servants!

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