ancient Chinese punishment |
宮 [きゅう] /(n) (1) palace/(2) tonic (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)/(3) (abbr) ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women)/(n,n-suf) (4) zodiacal sign/ ------- 宮刑 [きゅうけい] /(n) (arch) ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, confinement for women)/ |