The kanji 刑刑 primarily conveys the meaning of "punishment," "penalty," or "judgment." It suggests a consequence imposed for wrongdoing or a legal sentence. It implies a sense of legal justice and accountability.

・On-yomi (音読み): ケイ (kei) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, or rarely used.

⚫︎ 死刑 Translation: Death penalty ⚫︎ 刑罰 Translation: Punishment; penalty ⚫︎ 刑事事件 Translation: Criminal case

The kanji 刑刑 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is a radical (the part that gives a character's meaning), which is 刂 (りっとう, rittou), a variant of 刀 (katana, sword) implying a connection with a sharp weapon and cutting. The right side is 幵, which acts as the phonetic component, indicating the pronunciation. Therefore, this kanji originally depicted the usage of weapons for punishment, and was later simplified to the meaning of "punishment".