刖
Keyword
cutting off a leg as punishment
- cutting off feet as form of punishment
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
ゲツ
グチ
ゴツ
ゴチ
カツ
き.る
あやう.い
Mnemonic
Under a full moon the executioner whets his knife, and the thief, hopping home on one foot, learns what cutting off a leg as punishment means.
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