うし
牛
ざ
裂
　
き

noun

  1. tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
うし
牛
ざ
裂
　
き
 牛裂き うしざき
うし
牛
ざ
割
　
き
 牛割き うしざき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
split, rend, tear
さ.く　レツ　-ぎ.れ (8th, N1)
file, row, rank
レツ　れっ　レ (3rd, N3)
bare bone, bad, wrong
ガツ　ガチ　タイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant