Word Meaning 牛裂き

うしざき ushizaki

牛裂き is read as うしざき (ushizaki) and means tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty).

Meaning

English

  1. tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

Reading

Kana

うしざき

Romaji

ushizaki

Writing Variants

  • 牛割き うしざき ushizaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 131929 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

牛舎

ぎゅうしゃ

cow shed

牛製品

ぎゅうせいひん

beef products

牛にひかれて善光寺参り

うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり

doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else

八つ裂き

やつざき

tearing limb from limb

車裂き

くるまざき

tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)

ぎゅう

cattle (Bos taurus)

牛乳

ぎゅうにゅう

(cow's) milk

牛車

ぎゅうしゃ

ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles)

牛肉

ぎゅうにく

beef

牛歩

ぎゅうほ

snail's pace

牛馬

ぎゅうば

horses and cattle

牛耳る

ぎゅうじる

to control