- 1. [n] criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
Kanji in this word
-
死
death, dieOn: シ (shi)Kun: し.ぬ (shi.nu)、 し.に- (shi.ni-)
-
刑
punish, penalty, sentence, punishmentOn: ケイ (kei)
-
囚
captured, criminal, arrest, catchOn: シュウ (shuu)Kun: とら.われる (tora.wareru)
Example Sentences
ここから逃げたって同じ、死刑囚はどこにも居るし誰もが犠牲者。
kokokara nige tatte onaji , shikeishuu hadokonimo iru shi daremo ga giseisha .
It's the same wherever you try and escape: everywhere is a death row, and everyone's a victim.