Word Meaning 斬首

ざんしゅ zanshu

斬首 is read as ざんしゅ (zanshu) and means decapitated head.

Meaning

English

decapitated head
decapitation

Reading

Kana

ざんしゅ

Romaji

zanshu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

斬首刑

ざんしゅけい

decapitation

首を斬る

くびをきる

to behead

斬新

ざんしん

novel

斬る

きる

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

首

くび

head

乳首

ちくび

nipple

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign

手首

てくび

wrist

足首

あしくび

ankle

自首

じしゅ

surrender (to the authorities)

党首

とうしゅ

party leader

部首

ぶしゅ

radical (of a kanji character)

Example Sentences

さて、斬首刑の時間だ。この世に言い残す事はないか。

Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?