Word Meaning 獄門

ごくもん gokumon

獄門 is read as ごくもん (gokumon) and means decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment).

Meaning

English

decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
prison gate

Reading

Kana

ごくもん

Romaji

gokumon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 122440 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

獄門台

ごくもんだい

platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed

打首獄門

うちくびごくもん

beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)

獄中

ごくちゅう

during imprisonment

獄中日記

ごくちゅうにっき

prison diary

獄中記

ごくちゅうき

prison diary

獄所

ごくそ

prison

獄死

ごくし

death in jail

宗門

しゅうもん

(religious) denomination

登竜門

とうりゅうもん

gateway to success

狭き門

せまきもん

the strait gate (in the Bible)

鬼門

きもん

weak point

宮門

きゅうもん

gate of a palace