Word Meaning 斬奸状

ざんかんじょう zankanjou

斬奸状 is read as ざんかんじょう (zankanjou) and means letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain.

Meaning

English

  1. letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain
  2. assassin's written vindication of his killing

Reading

Kana

ざんかんじょう

Romaji

zankanjou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

斬奸

ざんかん

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

斬新

ざんしん

novel

斬る

きる

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

現状

げんじょう

present condition

粒状

つぶじょう

granular

年賀状

ねんがじょう

New Year's card

症状

しょうじょう

symptoms

病状

びょうじょう

patient's condition

白状

はくじょう

confession

礼状

れいじょう

acknowledgment

免状

めんじょう

diploma

賀状

がじょう

New Year's card