Meanings
Readings
Common Words
(of clerical script) horizontal lines ending in a noticeable triangular tail
Orig. meaning
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears
Word usually written using kana alone; Christianity
crucifixion
cross (used in a crucifixion)
eighth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls rightwards and fattens at the bottom
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