ishidaki; Edo-period torture using stone slabs
Historical term for a torture method where the victim kneels on triangular wedges while stone slabs are placed on their lap.
Ishidaki is known as one of the torture methods of the Edo period.
I have seen a scene of ishidaki in a period drama.
Standard spelling for this historical torture method.
Variant spelling without okurigana; also seen in historical texts.
Compound of 石 (ishi, 'stone') and 抱き (daki, 'embracing' or 'holding'), referring to the stone slabs placed on the victim's lap.