noun

  1. (execution by) decapitation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
斬罪 ざんざい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beheading, kill, murder
き.る ザン セン (Late High School)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
guilt, sin, crime
ザイ つみ (5th, N3)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)