Definition of 打ち首獄門 (うちくびごくもん)
うくびごくもん
打ち首獄門
うちくびごくもん
uchikubigokumon
noun
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beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
Related Kanji
| 打 | strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen |
| 首 | neck, counter for songs and poems |
| 獄 | prison, jail |
| 門 | gate, counter for cannons |