杖じょう

noun

public caning (ritsuryō punishment)

Historical term for a public caning of 60–100 strokes, the second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments. Not used in modern contexts.

See also: 五刑

• 律りつ令りょう制せいでは、杖じょうは五ご刑けいの一ひとつとして定さだめられていた。

  Under the ritsuryō system, caning was established as one of the five punishments.