獄門
ごくもん
decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
Word Meaning 打首獄門
うちくびごくもん
uchikubigokumon
打首獄門 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
- 打ち首獄門 うちくびごくもん uchikubigokumon