盟めい神しん探たん湯とう

noun

trial by boiling water

Historical Japanese ordeal in which a person's hand was placed in boiling water; innocence was assumed if the hand was not scalded. Also known as 探湯 (くかたち).

See also: 盟神探湯

• 古こ代だい日本にほんでは、盟めい神しん探たん湯とうという神しん判ぱんが行おこなわれていた。

  In ancient Japan, a divine ordeal called meishintantō was practiced.

• 盟めい神しん探たん湯とうは、熱ねっ湯とうに手てを入いれて無む罪ざいを証しょう明めいする方ほう法ほうだった。

  Meishintantō was a method of proving innocence by putting one's hand in boiling water.