斬 ざん Meanings Noun beheading; decapitation Kanji 斬 slash. Read as ザン. Words containing 斬 斬新 (ざんしん) novel 斬首 (ざんしゅ) decapitation 斬殺 (ざんさつ) killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.) And 9 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists