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    首級

    首しゅ級きゅう

    decapitated head of an enemy

    KMT10News #43+1NounHistoryKanji Vocab18 strokes

    首

    しゅきゅうしるし

    Noun

    1.
    decapitated head of an enemy

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    戦せん場じょうで敵てきの首しゅ級きゅうを挙あげた。

    They took the enemy's head on the battlefield.

    KMT9HistoryMilitary
    武ぶ士しは手て柄がらとして敵てき将しょうの首しゅ級きゅうを持もち帰かえった。

    The samurai brought back the enemy general's head as a trophy.

    KMT10HistoryMilitary
    首しゅ級きゅうを検けん分ぶんする儀ぎ式しきは、戦せん国ごく時じ代だいの重じゅう要ような慣かん習しゅうであった。

    The ritual of inspecting severed heads was an important custom during the Sengoku period.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & Traditions
    首しゅ級きゅうは、戦いくさの勝しょう利りを示しめす証あかしとして城しろに飾かざられた。

    The severed head was displayed in the castle as proof of victory in battle.

    KMT10HistoryMilitary
    首しゅ級きゅうを巡めぐる争あらそいは、時ときに味み方かた同どう士しの不ふ和わを生うんだ。

    Disputes over severed heads sometimes caused discord among allies.

    KMT10HistoryMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
    級
    class・rank・grade
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