Word Meaning 切り捨て御免

きりすてごめん kirisutegomen

切り捨て御免 is read as きりすてごめん (kirisutegomen) and means right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

きりすてごめん

Romaji

kirisutegomen

Writing Variants

  • 斬り捨て御免 きりすてごめん kirisutegomen
  • 斬捨て御免 きりすてごめん kirisutegomen
  • 切捨て御免 きりすてごめん kirisutegomen
  • 切捨御免 きりすてごめん kirisutegomen

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 133816 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

御免

ごめん

may I come in?

天下御免

てんかごめん

licensed

木戸御免

きどごめん

have a pass to

お役御免

おやくごめん

dismissal

諸役御免

しょやくごめん

being excused from various levies and taxes during the age of militarist government

帯刀御免

たいとうごめん

a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to cut off and throw away

切捨て機能

きりすてきのう

round-down function

切って捨てる

きってすてる

to cut off and throw away

御免下さい

ごめんください

may I come in?