獄門

ごくもん

Meanings

1. Noun prison gate
2. decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)

Kanji

• 獄 prison. Read as ゴク.
• 門 gate. Read as モン.

Words containing 獄門

• 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)
• 獄門台 (ごくもんだい) platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed

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