斬
Meanings
- beheading
- kill
- murder
Readings
- ざん
- さん
- せん
- ぜん
- き
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- #1499
Common Words
- 斬るきるto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)
- 斬新ざんしんnovel, original, new, innovative
- 斬首ざんしゅdecapitation
- 斬殺ざんさつkilling with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.), slaying, putting to the sword
- 斬罪ざんざい(execution by) decapitation
Practice in Kanjiru
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