獄門
ごくもん
decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
Word Meaning 獄門台
ごくもんだい
gokumondai
獄門台 is read as ごくもんだい (gokumondai) and means platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed.
Meaning
English
- platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed
Reading
Kana
ごくもんだい
Romaji
gokumondai
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12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)