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
Under the ritsuryō system, caning was established as one of the five punishments.
staff; walking stick
jōjutsu; cane staff martial art
jōdō; martial art using a cane staff
janggu (Korean hourglass drum)
The kanji 杖 means 'cane' or 'staff', and the reading じょう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi. The term refers specifically to the historical punishment.