Japanese Word Entry
辻斬り| Kana: | つじぎり |
| Romaji: | tsujigiri |
| Definition: | attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill), samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 辻 | crossing, crossroad, street corners, (kokuji), crossroads, street |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˊ (shí) |
| Cantonese: | sap6 |
| Japanese: | つじ (tsuji) |
| Korean: | 십 (sib) |
| Vietnamese: | thập, mời, mười |
| 斬 | beheading, kill, murder, cut, chop, sever, behead |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄢˇ (zhǎn), ㄓㄢˋ (zhàn) |
| Cantonese: | zaam2 |
| Japanese: | ザン (zan)、 サン (san)、 セン (sen)、 ゼン (zen) / き.る (kiru) |
| Korean: | 참 (cham) |
| Vietnamese: | trảm |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 斩 |
| 切 | cut, cutoff, be sharp, mince, slice, carve |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄑㄧㄝ (qiē), ㄑㄧㄝˋ (qiè), ㄑㄧˋ (qì) |
| Cantonese: | cit3 |
| Japanese: | セツ (setsu)、 サイ (sai) / き.る (kiru)、 -き.る (-kiru)、 き.り (kiri)、 -き.り (-kiri)、 -ぎ.り (-giri)、 き.れる (kireru)、 -き.れる (-kireru)、 き.れ (kire)、 -き.れ (-kire)、 -ぎ.れ (-gire) |
| Korean: | 절 (jeol), 체 (che) |
| Vietnamese: | thiết, thế |