Where does “自由刑” come from?

自由刑 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 自由, from Middle Chinese 自由.

自由刑 (Japanese): custodial sentence; any punishment involving deprivation of the criminal's freedom, especially the freedom of movement

Definitions

  1. custodial sentence; any punishment involving deprivation of the criminal's freedom, especially the freedom of movement

Ancestry of “自由刑”, step by step

自由刑 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 自由

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自由free; flexible; freedom, liberty
2Middle Chinese自由—

via Japanese 刑

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese刑punishment; punishment; sentence; penalty
Every word from Middle Chinese 自由 →Every word from Japanese 自由 →