Word Meaning 扇腹

おうぎばら ougibara

扇腹 is read as おうぎばら (ougibara) and means fan seppuku.

Meaning

English

  1. fan seppuku
  2. death penalty for samurai in which the condemned performs a symbolic disembowelment with a fan before being decapitated

Reading

Kana

おうぎばら

Romaji

ougibara

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140625 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

扇子腹

せんすばら

fan seppuku

扇形

せんけい

fan shape

おうぎ

folding fan

扇風機

せんぷうき

electric fan

扇子

せんす

folding fan

扇動

せんどう

incitement

扇ぐ

あおぐ

to fan

扇情小説

せんじょうしょうせつ

sultry novel

扇動家

せんどうか

demagogue

扇状地

せんじょうち

alluvial fan or delta

扇情的

せんじょうてき

(sexually) suggestive

扇椰子

おうぎやし

Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer)