Word Meaning 斬奸

ざんかん zankan

斬奸 is read as ざんかん (zankan) and means killing a villain (with a sword, dagger, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. killing a villain (with a sword, dagger, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ざんかん

Romaji

zankan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 159406 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

斬奸状

ざんかんじょう

letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain

斬新

ざんしん

novel

斬る

きる

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)