介錯

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Chinese

introduce; lie between; between
 
mistake; error; blunder
mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong
trad. (介錯)
simp. (介错)

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (かい)(しゃく) (kaishaku).

Pronunciation


Verb

介錯

  1. to decapitate someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: S
しゃく
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

(kai, to assist) +‎ (shaku, mistake)

Pronunciation

Noun

(かい)(しゃく) (kaishaku

  1. decapitation of someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)

Verb

(かい)(しゃく)する (kaishaku surusuru (stem (かい)(しゃく) (kaishaku shi), past (かい)(しゃく)した (kaishaku shita))

  1. to decapitate someone who performs harakiri (in order to ease their pain)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN