じょう
杖
[jou]
Meanings
1.Noun
public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
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Examples
律令制では杖は刑罰の一つだった。
Under the ritsuryo system, caning was a form of punishment.
江戸時代の刑罰で杖は六十から百回打たれる刑だった。
Caning was a punishment of 60 to 100 strokes.
古代中国の刑罰が日本の杖刑の起源だ。
Ancient Chinese punishment is the origin of Japanese caning.