罰 penalty, punishment 14 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1220 in newspapers Readings Onバツ、バチ、ハツ Kunばっ.する In Chinese 罚, traditional 罰 Words written with it 罰金 ばっきん fine 罰則 ばっそく punishment 罰する ばっする to punish N3 罰 ばち (divine) punishment N1 体罰 たいばつ corporal punishment 処罰 しょばつ punishment N1 懲罰 ちょうばつ discipline 刑罰 けいばつ (criminal) punishment N1 賞罰 しょうばつ reward and punishment 厳罰 げんばつ severe punishment 懲罰委員会 ちょうばついいんかい disciplinary committee