Word Meaning 阿房払い

あほうばらい ahoubarai

阿房払い is read as あほうばらい (ahoubarai) and means stripping a samurai of clothes and swords and exiling him naked (Edo-period punishment).

Meaning

English

stripping a samurai of clothes and swords and exiling him naked (Edo-period punishment)

Reading

Kana

あほうばらい

Romaji

ahoubarai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 118780 Priority S

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