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首切り役人 (くびきりやくにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

首くび切きり役やく人にん

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Meanings

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executioner; headsman

Historical term for an official who carries out beheadings.

中ちゅう世せいの首くび切きり役やく人にんは、公こう開かい処しょ刑けいで斧

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The medieval executioner used an axe at public executions.

Kanji

首neck, counter for songs and poems
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
役duty, war, campaign
人person

Built from

首くび切きる+役やく人にん

Etymology

Compound of 首切り (kubikiri, 'beheading') and 役人 (yakunin, 'official').