こう
絞

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
絞
 絞 こう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

strangle, constrict, wring
しぼ.る　し.める　コウ (8th, N1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mingle, mixing, association
コウ　-か.う　まじ.わる (2nd, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
father
ちち　フ (2nd, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)