絞

こう

Meanings

1. Noun death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)

Kanji

• 絞 wring. Read as コウ.

Words containing 絞

• 絞首刑 (こうしゅけい) death by hanging
• 絞殺 (こうさつ) strangling (to death)
• 絞首台 (こうしゅだい) gallows

And 10 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists