Word details
切り捨て御免
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 切り捨て御免.
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Entry
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Historical term
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
切
cut, cutoff, be sharp
4 strokesFrequency 324JLPT N3Grade 2
On
セツサイ
Kun
き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
Nanori
きつきりぎり
捨
discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
11 strokesFrequency 1,266JLPT N2Grade 6
On
シャ
Kun
す.てる
御
honorable, manipulate, govern
12 strokesFrequency 1,087JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ギョゴ
Kun
おん-お-み-
Nanori
う
免
excuse, dismissal
8 strokesFrequency 1,080JLPT N1Grade 8
On
メン
Kun
まぬか.れるまぬが.れる
Nanori
め
斬
beheading, kill, murder
11 strokesFrequency 2,132Grade 8
On
ザンサンセンゼン
Kun
き.る
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