牢ろう問もん

noun

Edo-period torture combining whipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage

Historical term for a specific set of three tortures used in the Edo period: whipping (鞭打ち), stone placement (石抱き), and shrimp-tie bondage (海老責め).

See also: 海老責め · 石抱き · むち打ち

• 牢ろう問もんは江え戸ど時じ代だいの拷ごう問もんの一いっ種しゅで、鞭むち打うち、石いし抱だき、海老えび責ぜめの三みっつを指さす。

  Rōmon is a type of Edo-period torture, referring to the three methods of whipping, stone placement, and shrimp-tie bondage.