What does kanji 劓 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 劓 is cut off nose.

How is kanji 劓 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 劓 are さ.く, はなき.る, はなきり; the onyomi readings are ギ, ゲイ.

Example words that use kanji 劓 include 劓.

劓

Meaning

cut off nose

Stroke Order

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Unicode code: U+5293

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はなきり

cutting off the nose (form of punishment in ancient China)

5 reference sentences

昔、その国では重い罪に対して劓が行われた。

In the past, that country imposed nose-cutting as a punishment for serious crimes.

古い記録には、盗人に劓を科したとある。

Old records say that thieves were sentenced to nose-cutting.

歴史の授業で劓という刑罰を学んだ。

We learned about the punishment of cutting off the nose in history class.

その法律は劓を禁じるために改められた。

The law was revised to prohibit the punishment of cutting off the nose.

今では劓のような刑罰は残っていない。

Today, punishments like cutting off the nose no longer exist.