打ち首

うちくび

Also written 打首, 討首

Meanings

1. Noun decapitation; beheading

Kanji

• 打 hit. Read as うち.
• 首 neck. Read as くび.

Common phrases

• 打ち首になる

Words containing 打ち首

• 打ち首獄門 (うちくびごくもん) beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)

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