noun
boiling to death; execution by boiling in a cauldron
Historical punishment used during Japan's Warring States period. The term specifically refers to roasting or boiling a person in a large iron pot (釜). Compare with 釜茹で, which is a more general term for boiling in a pot.
See also: 釜茹で (かまゆで)
戦国時代には釜煎りの刑が行われたと伝えられている。
It is said that the punishment of boiling to death was carried out during the Warring States period.
釜茹で is a broader term for boiling something in a cauldron, not necessarily a punishment. 釜煎り specifically refers to the historical execution method.
Compound of 釜 (kama, 'iron pot, cauldron') and 煎り (iri, 'roasting, boiling'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is associated with brutal executions in the Sengoku period.