Word details

牛裂き

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 牛裂き.

Dictionary

Entry

牛裂き牛割きしざきNounFreq #162776
1

tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cow

4 strokesFrequency 1,202JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ギュウ

Kun

うし

Nanori

うじ

split, rend, tear

12 strokesFrequency 1,041JLPT N1Grade 8

On

レツ

Kun

さ.くさ.ける-ぎ.れ

proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split

12 strokesFrequency 318JLPT N2Grade 6

On

カツ

Kun

わ.るわりわ.りわ.れるさ.く

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