つじ
辻
ぎ
斬
　
り

noun, takes する, transitive verb

Messages.hist.
  1. attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill), samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つじ
辻
ぎ
斬
　
り
 辻斬り つじぎり
つじぎり
辻斬
 辻斬 つじぎり
つじ
辻
ぎ
切
　
り
 辻切り つじぎり
　
つ
　
じ
ぎ
斬
　
り
 つじ斬り つじぎり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crossing, crossroad, street corners
つじ (Kentei Pre-1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
walk, walking, road radical variant (no. 162)
チャク
beheading, kill, murder
き.る　ザン　セン (11th)
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 (11th, 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 (8th, N1)