whip, rod, scourge, crime punishable by flogging

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むちしもと

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Common Words

ムチ ()NounFreq #5610
1

whip; lash; scourge

Examples
その残酷な男は犬をムチで打った。
The cruel man beat the dog with a whip.
2

stick; cane; rod; pointer

Examples
シンガポールでは罪人の背中をで打ったり、杖で何度か叩いたりする。
In Singapore, one method of punishing criminals is to whip them, or hit them several times on the back with a cane.
笞刑けいNounFreq #136683
1

flogging

Noun
1

Historical term

caning (10-50 strokes; least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

もとNounUsually kanaArchaic
1

scourge; whip; switch

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