Japanese Word Entry
辻斬り| Kana: | つじぎり |
| Romaji: | tsujigiri |
| Definition: | killing a passerby in order to test a new sword |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 辻 | crossing, crossroad, street corners, (kokuji), crossroads, street |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˊ (shí) |
| Cantonese: | sap6 |
| Japanese: | つじ (tsuji) |
| Korean: | 십 (sib) |
| Vietnamese: | thập, mời, mười |
| 斬 | beheading, kill, murder, cut, chop, sever, behead |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄢˇ (zhǎn), ㄓㄢˋ (zhàn) |
| Cantonese: | zaam2 |
| Japanese: | ザン (zan)、 サン (san)、 セン (sen)、 ゼン (zen) / き.る (kiru) |
| Korean: | 참 (cham) |
| Vietnamese: | trảm |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 斩 |