Word details

車裂き

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

Dictionary

Entry

車裂きるまざきNounFreq #123839
1

tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

car

7 strokesFrequency 333JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シャ

Kun

くるま

Nanori

くらくろま

split, rend, tear

12 strokesFrequency 1,041JLPT N1Grade 8

On

レツ

Kun

さ.くさ.ける-ぎ.れ

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