Word Meaning 俵責め

たわらぜめ tawarazeme

俵責め is read as たわらぜめ (tawarazeme) and means Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians).

Meaning

English

Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)

Reading

Kana

たわらぜめ

Romaji

tawarazeme

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 123117 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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俵

ひょう

counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)

俵数

ひょうすう

number of straw bags

俵物

たわらもの

goods in straw bags

鉄砲責め

てっぽうぜめ

form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back

責め

せめ

torture

生り木責め

なりきぜめ

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree