Keyword
slice to kill
- beheading
- kill
- murder
- Frequency
- #2132
- Strokes
- 11
- Grade
- 8
- Heisig
- 1215
Readings
ザン50%
き50%
Mnemonic
A chariot with an axe bolted to its front thunders through the field, ready to slice to kill any foe in the road.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
暫temporarily漸steadily塹moat嶄steep or high mountain慚feel ashamed慙ashamed槧printed book磛cliff蹔temporary鏨cold chisel
Used in vocabulary
斬れ味
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; technical proficiency; skill; peppiness (of a ball)
Noun
斬り捨て
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
Noun
斬る
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
Godan verb
斬り捨てる
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard; to throw to the wolves; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to omit; to ignore; to round down; …
Ichidan verb
首斬り
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; layoffs; downsizing; small samurai sword used for decapitation
Noun
斬り取り
cutting; tearing off; cutting off; clipping; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary
Noun
斬り込む
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to raid; to attack; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
Godan verb
辻斬り
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
Noun
斬奸状
letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing
Noun