絞首 こうしゅ Meanings Noun, する verb hanging; strangling to death Kanji 絞 wring. Read as コウ. 首 chief. Read as シュ. Words containing 絞首 絞首刑 (こうしゅけい) death by hanging 絞首台 (こうしゅだい) gallows 絞首索 (こうしゅさく) hangman's noose Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists