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    3. 俵責め

    俵責め

    俵たわら責ぜめ​

    Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab23 strokes

    たわらぜめ

    Noun

    1.
    Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)
    historical term

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    Characters that make up this word

    俵
    たわら…(1)
    bag・bale・sack・counter for bags
    Kanji
    責
    せ.める…(1)
    blame・condemn・censure
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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