笞

whip; rod; scourge; crime punishable by flogging

11 strokes.

Readings

• しもと (kun reading): 笞 (しもと) scourge
• チ (on reading): 笞 (ち) caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments); 笞刑 (ちけい) flogging
• むち (kun reading)

Components

• 竹
• 台
• 乞 radical beg
• 厶 radical private
• 口 radical mouth
• 竹 radical bamboo

Words using 笞

• 笞 (しもと) scourge
• 笞 (ち) caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
• 笞刑 (ちけい) flogging

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