Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 斬首(ざんしゅ) in Japanese

斬首
Kana Reading
ざんしゅ
Romaji
zanshu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    decapitated head; decapitation
    Example sentence
    さて斬首時間この世言い残すない Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?

Examples of 斬首, ざんしゅ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

11 strokes

beheading, kill, murder

On'Yomi: ザン, サン, セン, ゼン

Kun'Yomi: き.る

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

neck, counter for songs and poems

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: くび

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