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Meaning of 斬首(ざんしゅ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 斬首

Kana Reading ざんしゅ

Romaji zanshu

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

Meaning

decapitated head; decapitation

Example sentence

さて、斬首刑の時間だ。この世に言い残す事はないか。 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

さて、斬首刑の時間だ。この世に言い残す事はないか。

Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?

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Kanji in this word

斬

11 strokes

beheading, kill, murder

On'Yomi: ザン, サン, セン, ゼン

Kun'Yomi: き.る

首 JLPT 4

9 strokes

neck, counter for songs and poems

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: くび

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