Moto 斬: Beheading; Kill; MurderKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ザン、サン、セン、ゼン
- Kun'yomi
- き(る)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 65 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ザン・サン・セン・ゼン)
- 斬新ざんしんnovel; original
- 斬ざんbeheading; decapitation
- 斬奸ざんかんkilling a villain (with a sword, dagger, etc.)
- 斬奸状ざんかんじょうletter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing
- 斬撃ざんげきslash; slashing attack
- 斬新奇抜ざんしんきばつnovel; unconventional
- 斬殺ざんさつputting to the sword
- 斬罪ざんざい(execution by) decapitation
- 斬鉄剣ざんてつけんsword that cuts iron
- 斬首ざんしゅdecapitation
- 斬首刑ざんしゅけいdecapitation
- 斬馬刀ざんばとうzanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword
- 斬鬼ざんき(feeling of) shame
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 斬るきるto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off)
- たたき斬るたたききるto hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.)
- メッタ斬りメッタぎりhacking to pieces
- 人斬りひときりassassination
- 叩き斬るたたききるto hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.)
- 撫で斬りなでぎりclean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
- 斬りかかるきりかかるto assault with a sword; to stab at
- 斬りつけるきりつけるto cut at; to slash at
- 斬り付けるきりつけるto cut at; to slash at
- 斬り伏せるきりふせるto slay; to cut down (a foe)
- 斬り倒すきりたおすto cut down; to chop down
- 斬り刻むきりきざむto hew; to chop up
- 斬り取りきりとりcutting; tearing off
- 斬り合いきりあいcrossing swords; fighting with swords
- 斬り合うきりあうto fight with swords; to cross swords
- 斬り払うきりはらうto clear away; to clear land
- 斬り捨てきりすてcutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing
- 斬り捨てるきりすてるto cut down; to slay
- 斬り捨て御免きりすてごめんright of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
- 斬り掛かるきりかかるto assault with a sword; to stab at
- 斬り散らすきりちらすto cut down all; to slash promiscuously
- 斬り死にきりじにfighting to the death (with swords)
- 斬り殺すきりころすto kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay
- 斬り破るきりやぶるto cut to pieces
- 斬り解くきりほどくto cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
- 斬り込みきりこみcut; notch
- 斬り込むきりこむto cut deep into
- 斬り返すきりかえすto slash back
- 斬れ味きれあじsharpness; cutting ability
- 泣いて馬謖を斬るないてばしょくをきるbeing just before one is generous
- 百人斬りひゃくにんぎりslaying 100 enemies with one's sword
Other readings
- めった斬りメッタぎりhacking to pieces
- 撫斬りなでぎりclean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
- 斬り掛るきりかかるto assault with a sword; to stab at
- 斬刻むきりきざむto hew; to chop up
- 斬取りきりとりcutting; tearing off
- 斬合いきりあいcrossing swords; fighting with swords
- 斬味きれあじsharpness; cutting ability
- 斬捨てきりすてcutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing
- 斬捨て御免きりすてごめんright of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
- 斬捨御免きりすてごめんright of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
- 斬掛かるきりかかるto assault with a sword; to stab at
- 斬掛るきりかかるto assault with a sword; to stab at
- 斬殺すきりころすto kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay
- 斬解くきりほどくto cut open (a tied bundle); to release (prisoners)
- 斬込むきりこむto cut deep into
- 滅多斬りメッタぎりhacking to pieces
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