斬首

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See also: 斩首

Chinese

behead; chop
head; chief; first (occasion)
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
trad. (斬首)
simp. (斩首)

Pronunciation


Verb

斬⫽首 (verb-object) (intransitive)

  1. to behead; to decapitate

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ざん
Grade: S
しゅ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

(ざん)(しゅ) (zanshu

  1. decapitation, beheading

Verb

(ざん)(しゅ)する (zanshu surusuru (stem (ざん)(しゅ) (zanshu shi), past (ざん)(しゅ)した (zanshu shita))

  1. to behead, decapitate

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

斬首 (chamsu) (hangeul 참수)

  1. hanja form? of 참수 (beheading; decapitation)