Word Meaning 蛇責め

へびぜめ hebizeme

蛇責め is read as へびぜめ (hebizeme) and means torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes.

Meaning

English

torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes

Reading

Kana

へびぜめ

Romaji

hebizeme

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 134188 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蛇心仏口

じゃしんぶっこう

being cunning and spiteful, yet honey-tongued with feigned kindness

鉄砲責め

てっぽうぜめ

form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

現責め

うつつぜめ

sleep deprivation (as a form of torture)

言葉責め

ことばぜめ

verbal abuse