Word Meaning 車裂き

くるまざき kurumazaki

車裂き is read as くるまざき (kurumazaki) and means tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

くるまざき

Romaji

kurumazaki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 88781 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

車掌

しゃしょう

(train) conductor

車軸

しゃじく

axle

車検

しゃけん

vehicle inspection

車間距離

しゃかんきょり

distance between two cars

車両基地

しゃりょうきち

rail yard

車検証

しゃけんしょう

automobile inspection certificate

車井戸

くるまいど

a well equipped with a pulley for drawing water

車庫証明

しゃこしょうめい

parking space certificate (sometimes required for car ownership)

車両番号標

しゃりょうばんごうひょう

license plate for small vehicles (e.g. subcompact car, motorcycle)

車離れ

くるまばなれ

(societal) shift away from owning cars

八裂き

やつざき

tearing limb from limb

車

くるま

car