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絞首索 (こうしゅさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

絞こう首しゅ索さく

Meanings

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noun

hangman's noose; halter

A rope used for execution by hanging; a formal or technical term.

死し刑けい囚しゅうは絞こう首しゅ索さくにかけられた。
The condemned prisoner was hanged with the noose.

Kanji

絞strangle, constrict, wring
首neck, counter for songs and poems
索cord, rope, searching

Similar words

絞こう首しゅ刑けい
Refers to the death penalty by hanging, while 絞首索 specifically means the rope or noose used.

Etymology

Compound of 絞首 (kōshu, 'hanging by the neck') and 索 (saku, 'rope, cord').