さらし首【さらしくび】
- criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- criminal's head on public display
- displaying a beheaded head
- beheaded head
This refers to the practice of exhibiting the severed head of a criminal as a form of punishment or deterrent, often to instill fear in others and to demonstrate the consequences of crimes.
The displayed head of the executed criminal was shown in the town square.
This usage emphasizes the act of putting a decapitated head on display, often as a warning or for public spectacle, indicating the seriousness of law violations.
The government decided to show the beheaded head of the rebel to the citizens.
This meaning highlights simply the physical object of a head that has been severed from the body, often associated with violence or execution.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さらしくびさらし首をさらす晒すto display a beheaded headさらしくびさらし首のけい刑the punishment of displaying a beheaded headさらしくびさらし首のこうじ公示public display of a criminal's headさらしくびさらし首のふうしゅう風習the custom of displaying severed headsさらしくびさらし首のれきし歴史the history of beheaded heads displayさらしくびさらし首をうける受けるto receive a death sentence resulting in public displayさらしくびさらし首をみせる見せるto show a beheaded headこうかい公開されるさらしくびさらし首publicly displayed severed head
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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