牢問

ろうもん

Meanings

1. Noun whipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage (three forms of Edo-period torture) See also: 海老責め (えびぜめ). See also: 石抱 (いしだき). See also: 鞭打ち (むちうち).

Kanji

• 牢 prison; jail; hardness. Read as ロウ.
• 問 question. Read as モン.

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