ごう
拷
せき
責

noun

Obscure term.
  1. torture.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ごう
拷
せき
責
 拷責 ごうせき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

torture, beat
ゴウ (9th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
consider, think over
かんが.える　コウ　たか (2nd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ　さまた.げられる
blame, condemn, censure
セキ　せ.める (5th, N3)
life (生) variant
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)