断頭台

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See also: 斷頭臺, 断头台, and 斷頭台

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 5
とう
Grade: 2
だい
Grade: 2
goon kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
斷頭臺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 断頭 (dantō, beheading) +‎ (dai, table).

Pronunciation

Noun

(だん)(とう)(だい) (dantōdai

  1. executioner's block

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN