Word Meaning 鉄砲責め

てっぽうぜめ teppouzeme

鉄砲責め is read as てっぽうぜめ (teppouzeme) and means form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

てっぽうぜめ

Romaji

teppouzeme

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 113876 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鉄砲

てっぽう

gun

鉄砲水

てっぽうみず

flash flood

鉄砲百合

てっぽうゆり

Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)

鉄砲和え

てっぽうあえ

salad of minced Welsh onions, seafood, and vinegared miso

鉄砲座

てっぽうざ

gunmakers guild

鉄砲玉

てっぽうだま

bull's-eye (candy)

鉄砲魚

てっぽううお

archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)

鉄砲風呂

てっぽうぶろ

bath with a metal pipe

鉄砲虫

てっぽうむし

longhorn beetle grub

鉄砲蝦

てっぽうえび

snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus)

水鉄砲

みずでっぽう

water pistol

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries