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断頭台 (だんとうだい) — (beheading) block | Kumi Dictionary

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断頭台

断頭台

断だん頭とう台だい

(beheading) block

Kanji Vocab History32 strokes

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だんとうだい

Noun

1.

(beheading) block, guillotine, scaffold

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Kanji that make up this word

た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)

severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)

あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)

head・counter for large animals

うてな・われ・つかさ…(2)

pedestal・a stand・counter for machines and vehicles

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