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絞刑 (こうけい) — death by hanging | Kumi Dictionary

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絞刑

絞刑

絞こう刑けい

death by hanging

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こうけい

Noun

1.

death by hanging

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しぼ.る・し.める・し.まる…(1)

strangle・constrict・wring

punish・penalty・sentence・punishment

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