首切り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首	切
くび Grade: 2	き Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

首斬 (くびき)り (kubikiri)

Noun

首切り (hiragana くびきり, rōmaji kubikiri)

Decapitation as a method of execution.
Dismissal from one's post.
A small sword used by samurai for cutting off heads of opponents.

Synonyms

(decapitation): 斬罪 (ざんざい) (zanzai)

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