Word details

扇腹

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 扇腹.

Dictionary

Entry

扇腹おうぎばらNounFreq #280682
1

Historical term

fan seppuku; death penalty for samurai in which the condemned performs a symbolic disembowelment with a fan before being decapitated

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fan, folding fan

10 strokesFrequency 1,805JLPT N1Grade 8

On

セン

Kun

おうぎ

Nanori

おうおおぎ

abdomen, belly, stomach

13 strokesFrequency 1,286JLPT N2Grade 6

On

フク

Kun

はら

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