Word Meaning 棄市

きし kishi

棄市 is read as きし (kishi) and means execution by decapitation followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China).

Meaning

English

execution by decapitation followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)

Reading

Kana

きし

Romaji

kishi

Writing Variants

棄死きし kishi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 52337 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

棄権

きけん

abstention (from voting)

棄却

ききゃく

rejection

棄損

きそん

damage

棄民

きみん

abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)

棄言葉

すてことば

sharp parting remark

棄約

きやく

breaking a promise

棄世

きせい

death

棄教

ききょう

apostasy

棄て去る

すてさる

to abandon

棄権者

きけんしゃ

non-voter

棄背

きはい

giving up and turning back

棄老

きろう

historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

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