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

  1. 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 121744 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

現責め

うつつぜめ

sleep deprivation (as a form of torture)

言葉責め

ことばぜめ

verbal abuse

水責め

みずぜめ

water torture

触手責め

しょくしゅぜめ

tentacle rape

火責め

ひぜめ

torture by fire

道義的責任

どうぎてきせきにん

moral obligation

刑事責任

けいじせきにん

criminal liability