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Kotomora

刎

decapitate

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Readings

On'yomi

  • フン

Kun'yomi

  • は.ねる
  • くびは.ねる

Meaning

刎 centers on cutting off a head: decapitation. The meaning is specific and violent, with no broad abstract extensions.

Most common words using 刎

  • 刎はね

    counter for helmets, etc.

  • 刎ねるはねる

    to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate

  • 刎死ふんし

    decapitating oneself

  • 刎頚ふんけい

    decapitation

  • 刎頚の友ふんけいのとも

    inseparable friend; sworn friend

  • 刎頸の交わりふんけいのまじわり

    inseparable friendship

  • 自刎じふん

    committing suicide by slitting one's throat

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Etymology

刎 combines 勿 (a pictograph of a knife or cutting tool) with 刂 (knife), reinforcing the idea of cutting or severing. The specific meaning of decapitation likely developed from this cutting sense.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 勿 looks like a blade, and the right side 刂 is a knife. Together they form a double-bladed cutting action strong enough to decapitate.

Reading mnemonic

For フン, imagine the sound of a swift decapitation: a sharp 'fun' sound as the blade cuts through. Fun -> フン, and the head falls.