Word Meaning 打ち首獄門

うちくびごくもん uchikubigokumon

打ち首獄門 is read as うちくびごくもん (uchikubigokumon) and means beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period).

Meaning

English

beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)

Reading

Kana

うちくびごくもん

Romaji

uchikubigokumon

Writing Variants

打首獄門 うちくびごくもん uchikubigokumon

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 73181 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

獄門

ごくもん

decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)

打ち首

うちくび

decapitation

獄門台

ごくもんだい

platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed

首位打者

しゅいだしゃ

the leading hitter

打撃

だげき

batting

打撲

だぼく

blow

打楽器

だがっき

percussion instrument

打率

だりつ

batting average

打診

だしん

sounding out (someone's intentions)

打開策

だかいさく

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock

打製

だせい

made by hitting (e.g. striking stone flakes from a tool stone)

打撃戦

だげきせん

game with many hits

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