ふくえき

服役

penal servitude; serving time in prison

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
penal servitudeserving time in prison
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
military service
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
forced laborcompulsory service

Example Sentences

(かれ)の息子は服役中(ちゅう)である。

His son is serving his sentence.

彼女の(おっと)は3年間服役している。

Her husband has been in prison for three years.

囚人は強盗罪により服役していた。

The inmate was doing time for a burglary conviction.

裁判官が有罪の判決を(くだす)した以上、いさぎよく服役しなければならない。

The judge pronounced him "guilty", and now he must face the music of a sentence in prison.