かく
馘
　
す

す verb - precursor to the modern する, transitive verb

Archaism.
  1. to behead.
  2. to dismiss (from a job), to fire.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かく
馘
　
す
 馘す かくす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

behead, dismiss
カク　キョク　くびき.る (Kentei 1)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
some, one, or
あるい　ワク　コク (Kentei Pre-1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)