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])
• (Tokyo) くびきり​ [kùbíkíríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• 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)