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首を落とす (くびをおとす) — to behead | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
首を落とす

首を落とす

首くびを落おとす

to behead

Kanji Vocab History28 strokes

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くびをおとす

Verb

1.

to behead, to decapitate

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Kanji that make up this word

neck・counter for songs and poems

お.ちる・お.ち・お.とす…(2)

fall・drop・come down・village・hamlet

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