くびきり

くびきり

Japanese

Alternative spellings
首切り 首斬り

Etymology

From 首(くび) (kubi) + 切(き)り (kiri, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 切(き)る (kiru).”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) くびきり [kùbíkírí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• (Tokyo) くびきり​ [kùbíkíríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝbʲikʲiɾʲi]

Noun

くびきり • (kubikiri) ^{←くびきり (kubikiri)?}

1. Decapitation as a method of execution.
2. Dismissal from one's post.
3. A small sword used by samurai for cutting off heads of opponents.

Synonyms

• (decapitation): 斬罪(ざんざい) (zanzai)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN